The 86th Street B, C station reopened last week after five months of renovations and upgrades. The improved Central Park West station now features six colorful mosaic and ceramic murals translated from artist Joyce Kozloff (DG 2010)’s “Parkside Portals” artwork, which depicts different perspectives of the neighborhood. The art shifts from aerial views of Central Park to close-ups of Beaux-Arts and Art Deco elements found on the iconic facades of surrounding buildings.
Kozloff’s style is apparent in the station’s murals, which used Google Earth technology for the aerial park views. The art is framed with the trees of Central Park during the four seasons of the year. Kozloff worked with Miotto Mosaic Art Studios and Travisanutto Giovanni SRL to translate her paintings into tiles and glass mosaics.