Life Underground (2001) is a permanent public artwork created by American sculptor Tom Otterness for the 14th Street – Eighth Avenue station (A C E L trains) of the New York City Subway. It was commissioned by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s Arts for Transit program for US$200,000 — one percent of the station’s reconstruction budget. This program has commissioned more than 170 permanent works of art for public transportation facilities the MTA owns and operates. This work is one of the most popular artworks in the subway system.
A portly figure of a well dressed man sitting on a platform level bench holding a moneybag as yet another train passes him by. The bronze surface is polished by the hands of countless admirers.
Life Underground (2001) is a permanent public artwork created by American sculptor Tom Otterness for the 14th Street – Eighth Avenue station (A C E L trains) of the New York City Subway. It was commissioned by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s Arts for Transit program for US$200,000 — one percent of the station’s reconstruction budget. This program has commissioned more than 170 permanent works of art for public transportation facilities the MTA owns and operates. This work is one of the most popular artworks in the subway system.
A portly figure of a well dressed man sitting on a platform level bench holding a moneybag as yet another train passes him by. The bronze surface is polished by the hands of countless admirers.