Arts for Transit and Urban Design

Crown Heights-Utica Avenue

Hugo Consuegra

Good Morning and Good Night, 2004

Ceramic tiles on platform walls, bronze medallions in gates

Hugo Consuegra was already serving as the architect for the Crown Heights - Utica Avenue subway station when his responsibilities were expanded to include the addition of artwork. The art includes a series of ceramic tile panels on the platform walls and bronze medallions that revolve around the theme of sun and moon. His Good Morning and Good Night mirror the pedestrian flow of riders going to and from their homes each day. Good Morning is on the inbound side of the station, which fills in the morning hours and features images of the sun rising, while Good Night welcomes travelers home as the evening arrives with scenes of the moon high above the night sky.