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2017 53rd Street (R) New York City Transit

The mosaic artwork at 53 St is by Mickalene Thomas, a Brooklyn-based contemporary artist best known for her mixed-media, rhinestone, and enamel paintings that have been exhibited around the world. The collage-like design juxtaposes textile patterns with images of plants found in New York, bringing the beauty of nature and domestic interiors into the station. A repeating geometric pattern of emanating concentric rings carries throughout the piece like a photo flash or solar flare.