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Wall-Slide/Room of Tranquility, Acconci/Brandt (2002)
Location: 161st Street/River Avenue (Yankee Stadium)

Artists Vito Acconci and Helene Brandt's installation at 161st St/Yankee Stadium station consists of mosaic glass and tile murals, "updated" IND tile elements, and seating elements in mezzanine and platform area.

Vito Acconci's Wall-Slide offers a playful dislocation of the walls of the station.... [in some] areas dislocated walls create seating. It even erupts onto the sidewalk outside the station next to the McDonald's. [some parts reveal] Helene Brandt's trompe-l'oeil mosaic Room of Tranquility [which] suggests an extension of the station floor and transposes the trees and sky outside... [creating] the illusion of depth. The project invites an exploration of the subway station as an archaeological site. Source: cuny.edu.


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Country: United States
City: New York
System: New York City Transit
Line: IRT Woodlawn Line
Location: 161st Street/River Avenue (Yankee Stadium)
Photo by: Peter Ehrlich
Date: 3/4/2009
Artwork: Wall-Slide/Room of Tranquility, Acconci/Brandt (2002).
Notes: Artwork.
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Country: United States
City: New York
System: New York City Transit
Line: IRT Woodlawn Line
Location: 161st Street/River Avenue (Yankee Stadium)
Photo by: Robbie Rosenfeld
Date: 11/14/2005
Artwork: Wall-Slide/Room of Tranquility, Acconci/Brandt (2002).
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Country: United States
City: New York
System: New York City Transit
Line: IND Concourse
Location: 161st Street/River Avenue (Yankee Stadium)
Photo by: Phillip Lee
Date: 6/14/2005
Artwork: Wall-Slide/Room of Tranquility, Acconci/Brandt (2002).
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Country: United States
City: New York
System: New York City Transit
Line: IND Concourse
Location: 161st Street/River Avenue (Yankee Stadium)
Photo by: Phillip Lee
Date: 6/14/2005
Artwork: Wall-Slide/Room of Tranquility, Acconci/Brandt (2002).
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Country: United States
City: New York
System: New York City Transit
Line: IND Concourse
Location: 161st Street/River Avenue (Yankee Stadium)
Photo by: Robbie Rosenfeld
Date: 3/1/2005
Artwork: Wall-Slide/Room of Tranquility, Acconci/Brandt (2002).
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Country: United States
City: New York
System: New York City Transit
Line: IND Concourse
Location: 161st Street/River Avenue (Yankee Stadium)
Photo by: Robbie Rosenfeld
Date: 3/1/2005
Artwork: Wall-Slide/Room of Tranquility, Acconci/Brandt (2002).
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Country: United States
City: New York
System: New York City Transit
Line: IND Concourse
Location: 161st Street/River Avenue (Yankee Stadium)
Photo by: Robbie Rosenfeld
Date: 3/1/2005
Artwork: Wall-Slide/Room of Tranquility, Acconci/Brandt (2002).
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Country: United States
City: New York
System: New York City Transit
Line: IND Concourse
Location: 161st Street/River Avenue (Yankee Stadium)
Photo by: Robbie Rosenfeld
Date: 3/2005
Artwork: Wall-Slide/Room of Tranquility, Acconci/Brandt (2002).
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Country: United States
City: New York
System: New York City Transit
Line: IND Concourse
Location: 161st Street/River Avenue (Yankee Stadium)
Photo by: David of Broadway
Date: 1/13/2002
Artwork: Wall-Slide/Room of Tranquility, Acconci/Brandt (2002).
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