Boroughs Illuminated: A Timeline of Subway Art by New York University

This is a data-driven exploration of public art across New York City’s boroughs to visualize the various concentrations of art installations in the city’s transit system from 2000 to 2023. By physically dialing through the years, viewers activate LEDs within the borough shapes, illuminating them in proportion to the number of artworks for each selected year - essentially scrubbing through the timeline.