Diane Cooper’s colorful installation waited behind wooden barriers for over a year. It’s goal? Humanizing a subway airshaft with art.
The Roosevelt Island Daily News
Diane Cooper‘s Double Take, almost ready to go.
While the official opening is not until next week, Double Take already brings artful relief in this very public space. It uplifts the immediate perception of Roosevelt Island for anyone arriving by subway.
It’s a product of the MTA’s prolific Art and Design Department.
What the Promenade Remembers
The light on the East River in the early morning is different from the light anywhere else on the Island. It comes in low and sideways, catching the water in long, uneven flashes. On certain days it makes the promenade feel less like a walkway and more like a corridor someone once meant to finish but never quite did. When I was younger I found the suggestion to stop and look at it faintly ridiculous.
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