tags: Times Square, 42nd street, 35 Times, subway art, NYC through my eye, photography, NYC
35 Times (2005).
Glazed ceramic panels. Artist: Toby Buonagurio. Photographed at 42nd Street Times Square in the transfer corridor (between the 1, 2, and 3 trains and the Shuttle).
The commission was received in 1992 and the first phase of the work was finally installed 2004-2005. Ultimately the work will consist of 35 ceramic panels installed in over 800 feet of passages at Times Square.
Toby Buonagurio is a lifetime resident of New York City and she teaches at Stony Brook University, which is part of the SUNY system. She is best known for her colorful, offbeat, tongue-in-cheek, ceramic sculpture.
I have photographed glass tile mosaic artworks from several NYC subway stations now, so far, all are westside Manhattan subway lines; including the Cathedral Parkway/110th Street platform (downtown-bound 1 train only); the mezzanine walls of the 42nd Street (Times Square) for the A, C and E trains; 42nd street/Times Square upstairs platform (1, 2 & 3 trains); 42nd Street/Times Square passageway between the 8th Avenue/Port Authority Bus Terminal (A, C, & E trains) and the 7th Avenue/Broadway (1, 2, & 3 trains) platforms; West 66th street/Lincoln Center Station (1 train); West 34th Street/Pennsylvania Station (A, C & E trains); Chambers Street (A & C trains); Houston Street (1 train); and Pennsylvania "Penn" station (1, 2 & 3 trains) [subway art archives] and, my favorite subway station of all, the American Museum of Natural History station at 81st and Central Park West (B & C trains) [AMNH archives].
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No one has ever accused me of being a fashionista (is that term gender specific--is there a male equivalent? I have no idea and it doesn't matter) but I like the image.
I'd like to correct one item regarding Toby Buonagurio. She is an alumna of The City College of New York, and we are very proud of her. However, she is not a member of our faculty (although she probably would appreciate the shorter commute). She teaches at Stony Brook University, which is part of the SUNY system.
Ellis Simon
Director of Public Relations
The City College of New York