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AVEX1-6(station) public art commission for MTA

AVEX1(station), 2016 MTA Arts & Design commission - Avenue X Station in Brooklyn NY - F train, IND Culver Line -  One of six 48" x 156" compositions (5 panels ea.) - Fabricated 0.875" depth laminated tempered glass
At Avenue X station on the F line in Brooklyn NY, six original and unique ink drawings in laminated glass were installed in platform windscreens to greet daily commuters and passersby, where they can be enjoyed from both up-close and from street level.

Created by NYC-based artist Derek Lerner and fabricated by Depp Glass, the artwork plays with the idea of macro and micro scale, an essential visual language in the artist’s practice. Each unique drawing takes reference from the geographic location of the station as well as its cartographic relation to the city’s transportation network. For example, the path the F train takes through the city and it's many stops, satellite imagery, maps, and other locations specific to the Avenue X station, were the artist’s starting points. The lyrical and intricately drawn AVEX1-6(station) is an allusion to mass transit as the circulatory system for our city and conveys an ever-changing, diverse and evolving metropolis. As artworks, the piercing blue and white drawings bring visual interest to the experience of this station in Gravesend, Brooklyn
AVEX2(station), 2016 MTA Arts & Design commission - Avenue X Station in Brooklyn NY - F train, IND Culver Line -  Two of six 48" x 156" compositions (5 panels ea.) - Fabricated 0.875" depth laminated tempered glass
AVEX2(station), 2016 MTA Arts & Design commission - Avenue X Station in Brooklyn NY - F train, IND Culver Line -  Two of six 48" x 156" compositions (5 panels ea.) - Fabricated 0.875" depth laminated tempered glass
AVEX4(station), 2017 MTA Arts & Design commission - Avenue X Station in Brooklyn NY - F train, IND Culver Line -  Four of six 48" x 156" compositions (5 panels ea.) - Fabricated 0.875" depth laminated tempered glass
Street level view of AVEX4(station) on instillation day 2017-12-02
AVEX5(station), 2017 MTA Arts & Design commission - Avenue X Station in Brooklyn NY - F train, IND Culver Line -  Five of six 48" x 156" compositions (5 panels ea.) - Fabricated 0.875" depth laminated tempered glass
AVEX5(station), 2017 MTA Arts & Design commission - Avenue X Station in Brooklyn NY - F train, IND Culver Line -  Five of six 48" x 156" compositions (5 panels ea.) - Fabricated 0.875" depth laminated tempered glass
Street level view of AVEX6(station), 2016 MTA Arts & Design commission - Avenue X Station in Brooklyn NY - F train, IND Culver Line -  Six of six 48" x 156" compositions (5 panels ea.) - Fabricated 0.875" depth laminated tempered glass
AVEX6(station), 2016 MTA Arts & Design commission - Avenue X Station in Brooklyn NY - F train, IND Culver Line -  Six of six 48" x 156" compositions (5 panels ea.) - Fabricated 0.875" depth laminated tempered glass
AVEX1-6(station) public art commission for MTA
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AVEX1-6(station) public art commission for MTA

AVEX1-6(station) 2016 MTA Arts & Design permanent public art commission by Derek Lerner

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