Honouring the past. Living in the present. Connecting with the future.
”During her research, Shin found old photographs in the Transit Museum and the New York Historical Society Archives that documented the dismantling of the El trains on 2nd Ave in the 1940s and of the 3rd Ave El in the 1950s, which became the primary sources of inspiration for the work. The artist decided to transform the 63rd Street Station into a time machine of sorts, surrounding today’s commuters with images of New Yorkers who once commuted on the El that stood in the same spot nearly 7 decades ago. “I wanted the new permanent work to connect to this landmark moment in New York City’s history and bring this story to public life, what was lost and gained in the making of the 2nd Ave Subway,” she said.”
From an interview on Art Zealous, by Katita Miller
Lexington Avenue – 63rd Street
JEAN SHIN
Elevated, 2017
Laminated glass, glass mosaic, and ceramic tile
February 11th, 2017
The Humble Fabulist 
That’s awesome.
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Thanks! I really like the concept of there-not there, presence-absence: showing the people of then, walking where the El train used to be; and in its place, the sky.
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Great captures of these subway art works!
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Hey, where did my comment go…? I was telling you how inspiring they are, making people stop and stare even in the ever so busy NYC!
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Love these! Haven’t seen it. Not an “Eastside” kitty.
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I don’t mind crossing town if it’s to visit some of the UES museums… and there is also The Society of Illustrators, another favourite 🙂
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I still haven’t gotten there. Soon….soon.
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Can you spot Miss Marples?
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Whaatt? Where??
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The old lady in the bottom left of picture number five. She has an old fashioned bonnet and a handbag over her arm. When the BBC showed the Agatha Christie detective stories she was the heroine.
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It’s true, she looks exactly like Miss Marple! Who would have thought she’d ride the subway on 63rd Street! I wonder what she’s investigating…
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Agatha Christie created a masterpiece in Miss Marples but she was the best selling novelist of all time.
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Incredible! And free! With such a staggering bounty of art on display and accessible in this city, it’s so easy to take it for granted.
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And we do, don’t we… take it for granted. But then we get newcomers, like us, who see things with fresh eyes so we can all appreciated it anew 🙂
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Absolutely agree. And Museum Day Live was last weekend, so we took full advantage of that!
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Oh, I’d better keep an eye on your blog for your Museum Day reporting 🙂
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Cool!!
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Yeah! You can find the coolest free art in the most unexpected places in the City, isn’t it?
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Wonderful subway art. Let me remember the child time.
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Thank you so much! You grew up in the City? Must have been marvelous – I only came here very recently.
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i agree your idea
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