The Fulton Center Oculus And More Underground Art

The Fulton Center transit hub is open to commuters today, and it features an oculus that pulls natural light down into the subway station. We'll hear about the design feature and how it fits into the MTA's public art landscape with Sandra Bloodworth, director of MTA Arts & Design. She is now co-author (with William Ayres), of New York's Underground Art Museum: MTA Arts and Design (The Monacelli Press, 2014), which features the "Sky Reflector-Net", as the oculus is known, on the cover. Plus: she shares some of the images in her new book from the MTA's collection of 250 artworks throughout the transit system. What's your favorite?

Sky Reflector-Net (2014), an oculus at the Fulton Center transit but in Lower Manhattan.

(Patrick J. Cashin/The Monacelli Press)

Funktional Vibrations (2014),  © Xenobia Bailey, NYCT 34th Street–Hudson Yards Station.  Commissioned by Metropolitan Transportation Authority Arts & Design

(Rob Wilson/The Monacelli Press)

In Everything There Is A Season (2005) ã Robert Blackburn, NYCT 116th Street Station.  Commissioned by Metropolitan Transportation Authority Arts & Design. 

(Rob Wilson/The Monacelli Press)

Bronx River View (2010) ã Barbara Grygutis, NYCT Whitlock Avenue Station. Commissioned by Metropolitan Transportation Authority Arts & Design.  

(Peter Pierce/The Monacelli Press)

Wavewall (2005) ã Acconci Studio in collaboration with Daniel Frankfurt “Wavewall” (2005) West 8th Street–New York Aquarium 

(Jonathan Wallen/The Monacelli Press)