{"id":1212,"date":"2006-11-18T06:57:34","date_gmt":"2006-11-18T11:57:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/underworld-evolution\/"},"modified":"2006-11-18T06:57:34","modified_gmt":"2006-11-18T11:57:34","slug":"underworld-evolution","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/underworld-evolution","title":{"rendered":"Underworld evolution"},"content":{"rendered":"

If you’re like me (fate worse than etc.), you revel in the amazing subway stations in foreign countries. Okay, maybe that wasn’t the best intro to this article about making art from metro stops<\/a>:<\/p>\n

Building beautiful metro stations isn’t just a chance for cities to show off. It also provides valuable exposure for up-and-coming local artists and architects, giving them a chance to bring their work to the masses. “Artists have a captive audience,” says Edward Barber, director of programs at the London College of Fashion, who has been involved in the city’s Platform for Art initiative.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The accompanying slideshow<\/a> has a pic of one of my faves: the Arts et Metiers stop in Paris, which looks like Jules Verne’s Nautilus.<\/p>\n

(Bonus: my pics of the metro stop in Brussels decorated with a massive mural by Herge<\/a>)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

If you’re like me (fate worse than etc.), you revel in the amazing subway stations in foreign countries. Okay, maybe that wasn’t the best intro to this article about making art from metro stops: Building beautiful metro stations isn’t just a chance for cities to show off. It also provides valuable exposure for up-and-coming local … <\/p>\n

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