"Art(official) Holiday Tree" by Beth Whitney

Last December, a small group of artists installed an unauthorized holiday display to raise straphangers’ spirits and spruce up a neglected corner of the Columbus Circle Subway Station. The budding tradition continues after today’s extremely early morning opening of the second annual “Holiday Gift to NYC Show.” Around 1:30 AM, eleven artists convened to turn a 200-foot long pedestrian tunnel at the Lexington Avenue/53rd Street Station into a public gallery.

The mix of studio and street artists decked the hall with holiday offerings, including a mustache motif by Jessica Jade Jacob, a Christmas tree collage by Beth Whitney and Jason Eppink’s “Take a Seat” installation among others. Curated by artists Mat Benote and Jordan Seiler, the illicit subway show may not last, so take a look before the MTA decides to stop hosting.

“Holiday Gift to NYC Show,” 2 AM, December 23 – ?, 59th St/Columbus Circle Subway Station, Manhattan

"Apocalypse Later" by The Book of Gold
"Cellular Wha??" by Ma Bell
"Sure It's Bigger But..." by Mat Benote
"Take a Seat" by Jason Eppink
"Dyna 2" by Paul Panamarenko Jr
"New York Transmutations" by Sprezanne
Detail of "Snow Gear" by Max
"Ice Pop Art (vertical #1)" by Brian Ermanski
"Dyna 2" by Paul Panamarenko Jr
"Reverend Billy Talen" by Clark Clark
"The Flying Dutchman" by CPK
Installation
"Art(official) Holiday Tree" by Beth Whitney
Detail of "Art(official) Holiday Tree" by Beth Whitney
"Mr Mustache" by Jessica Jade Jacob
Detail of "Mr Mustache" by Jessica Jade Jacob
"Luck of the Draw" by Jordan Seiler
Detail of "Luck of the Draw" by Jordan Seiler

Photo by Will Sherman/ANIMALnewyork.com


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