Arts on the Line
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Arts on the Line is a pioneering public art program for Boston’s MBTA subway system that integrates permanent artworks into stations along the Red Line.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
MBTA program
ⓘ
arts initiative ⓘ public art program ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
enhance passenger experience
ⓘ
improve station aesthetics ⓘ support contemporary artists ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
Red Line stations
ⓘ
subway stations ⓘ |
| artType |
installation art
ⓘ
mural ⓘ sculpture ⓘ |
| category |
Art in public transport
ⓘ
MBTA Red Line NERFINISHED ⓘ Public art in Massachusetts ⓘ |
| cityServed |
Boston
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cambridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | MBTA NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commissionedFrom | multiple artists ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| focusesOn |
permanent artworks
ⓘ
public art ⓘ site-specific art ⓘ |
| hasMedium |
metal
ⓘ
mixed media ⓘ paint ⓘ stone ⓘ |
| hasPermanentCollection | true ⓘ |
| implementedIn | 1980s ⓘ |
| inception | late 1970s ⓘ |
| influenced | later transit art programs in the United States ⓘ |
| integratesWith |
station architecture
ⓘ
urban environment ⓘ |
| isPioneering | true ⓘ |
| isPubliclyAccessible | true ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Boston, Massachusetts
ⓘ
surface form:
Boston
Massachusetts ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Cambridge section of the Red Line ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being an early U.S. transit art program
ⓘ
integrating art into transit infrastructure ⓘ |
| operatedBy |
MBTA
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
MBTA ⓘ
surface form:
Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
|
| railLine | Red Line NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionServed | Greater Boston ⓘ |
| sector |
arts and culture
ⓘ
public transportation ⓘ |
| sponsoredBy | public funds ⓘ |
| transportSystem | MBTA subway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.