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The Water's Way mosaic by Kiki Smith at Grand Central Madison

Call it the Kusama effect. From the larger-than-life Yayoi Kusama look-alikes installed at Louis Vuitton stores this past winter to her Instagram-friendly Infinity Mirror Rooms, the Japanese artist knows how to draw a crowd. Now, her work is one of six vibrant glass mosaics installed at Grand Central Madison, a new 65,000-square-metre Long Island Rail Road station located below Grand Central Terminal (and one of North America’s largest transit infrastructure projects).

A Message of Love, Directly from My Heart unto the Universe (2022) by Yayoi Kusama at Grand Central Madison
A Message of Love, Directly from My Heart unto the Universe (2022) by Yayoi Kusama. PHOTO: Courtesy of Ota Fine Arts, David Zwirner

Both Kusama and German-born American artist Kiki Smith were hand-picked for the project following an open call and...

Grand Central Madison is Part Transit Station and Part Art Gallery

Eye-catching mosaics turn a New York City train terminal into an unexpected exhibition space.

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