Underground Art

The art of the New York City subway and its sister metro stations around the world

By Adrian Brune

110th to 137th on 3 Line, Malcolm Speaks + More

The 3 train takes all sorts of riders to the heart of Harlem and Afro-centric art

Jun 11•Adrian Brune

Sailing through 59th Street

Columbus' statue may have created controversy, but the Santa Maria figures prominently below the Circle

May 15•Adrian Brune

42nd Street, Grand Central Station

It should have been impossible to miss, but multiple installations — new and old — overwhelm the senses...

Feb 13•Adrian Brune

145th Street + South Ferry Station

Jun 10, 2024•Adrian Brune

Franklin Street Station

Sep 13, 2024•Adrian Brune

Fulton Street Station

Oct 10, 2024•Adrian Brune

Bleecker and Astor Street Stations

Jun 8, 2023•Adrian Brune

Wall Street Station

Dec 5, 2024•Adrian Brune

Janus, January and 137th Street

The ancient Roman god of beginnings beckons straphangers to Harlem and CCNY

Jan 4•Adrian Brune

50th Street Station, Alice the Way Out

Lewis Carroll had the streets of Oxford for inspiration, but the subway is the real Wonderland

Dec 23, 2025•Adrian Brune

42nd Street, Times Square

Multiple artists align the walls at the center of the world, and they Revel, celebrate seasons and cover up questionable signs

Aug 8, 2025•Adrian Brune

More Urban Animals at 34th Street

Long before "Wild Things" downtown, NYC had "When the Animals Speak"

Jul 1, 2025•Adrian Brune

Wild Things at 14th Street

New art between 6th + 7th Avenues doesn't distract from a station needing a reno

May 20, 2025•Adrian Brune

Christopher Street/Stonewall Station

More than 100 years before Trump declared English as the official language of America, subway designers were adapting universal symbols for all citizens…

Mar 5, 2025•Adrian Brune

Houston Street Station

It's not pronounced like the Texas City, but Houston (pronounced How-ston) has a connection to the South and the Ocean through "Platform Diving".

Jan 6, 2025•Adrian Brune