MTA opens platform for artists

Would seeing some sculpture ease your morning commute? New Yorkers may soon find out as the Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA) it due to adorn 31 subway stations in all five boroughs with new works of art as part of a five-year, $27bn improvement project. Although no artists or projects have yet been announced, MTA Arts and Design, which is overseeing the art projects, put out an open call for submissions for five stations on the N and Q lines in Queens. The artists awarded with a commission