Google
Return to: Home

Masstransiscope, Bill Brand (1980)
Location: Myrtle Avenue

Masstransiscope was an animated painting placed on the abandoned northbound platform of the Myrtle Avenue station, just prior to crossing the Manhattan Bridge. The animation was based on the zoetrope, essentially a series of single frames viewed through slits as the train moved past the station. The brief glimpses of the frames appeared to animate the artwork. The work has been in disrepair for many years but apparently some work is being done to it in September, 2006.

Official site.

Photo of the installation.


(image 53337)
(155k, 432x285)
Country: United States
City: New York
System: New York City Transit
Location: Myrtle Avenue
Photo by: Martha Cooper
Collection of: Bill Brand
Date: 1980
Artwork: Masstransiscope, Bill Brand (1980).
Notes: Bill Brand installing Masstransiscope, 1980. Photo used by permission of Bill Brand.
Viewed (this week/total): 8 / 2699

     
http://www.nycsubway.org/perl/artwork_show
Copyright © 1995-2005 www.nycsubway.org.
This site is not affiliated with any transit agency or provider.