The Home of the Stars

PROJECT OVERVIEW

Title: The Home of the Stars
Photo Credit: Jan Baracz
Lead Artist(s):

Description:

Everyone knows Yankee Stadium as “the Home of the Stars,” but in the busy streets of the Bronx where the city lights drown out the sky, it’s easy to forget the real stars. In this mosaic, as passersby walk towards the new Metro North Yankee Stadium station, the sun sets and the stars come out to welcome them, reminding them of the shared skies - our true mutual home. They show the sun setting and the moon and stars rising in 15 minute increments, starting at 6:30pm (when fans arrive for games) and ending at 9pm. The skies depicted are based on an actual Bronx sunset, and the location of the sun, moon, and stars reflects their location in April of 2009 when the stadium opened. The stars express NYC devoid of all light pollution, providing a natural spectacle normally inaccessible to city dwellers.

PROJECT LOCATION

Bridge
Yankee Stadium Subway Station
Yankee Stadium Subway Station
East 153rd Street
Bronx, NY 10451
United States

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PROJECT TEAM

Metropolitan Transportation Authority Arts for Transit
Metropolitan Transportation Authority Arts for Transit
Franz Mayer of Munich, Inc., Lenarduzzi Valerio Mosaici
PROJECT DETAILS

Permanent
$350,000
Percent-for-Art
Glass
Glass
Mosaic
2009
2010