Speaking of the Red Line - new artwork at Davis station

[fefie.livejournal.com]

Have you seen the new panels of artwork by 8 local artists that were installed at Davis T stop yesterday?

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[m00n.livejournal.com]

A point I happen to agree with a lot from the Wicked Local article...

Knocks on earlier pieces installed in the subway included the fact that they were generic -- and nothing about Somerville is generic, so why should the MBTA station showcase any art but Somerville art?

I'd have to say that while I applaud them whole heartedly for putting up local art for a change, the pieces that were ultimately selected were really *quite* generic. I found this pretty disappointing considering some of the rather groundbreaking work I've seen at just walking around Somerville's open studios. Frankly this looks like the kind of stuff I'd expect to see on the wall in my doctor's office.

I mean I don't want to chide any of the artists for their obvious hard work and effort, but I think it's pretty safe to say that none of the stuff they put up really makes me think or calls anything into question. All in all it's really pretty "safe."