page_title: Central Subway
section_title: Art
hierarchical_section_title: Central Subway / Art
caption_attribution_description: English: Chinatown San Francisco,, California, USA. Français&#160;: Chinatown San Francisco, Californie, États-Unis
context_page_description: The Central Subway is an extension of the Muni Metro light rail system under construction in San Francisco, California, from the Caltrain commuter rail depot at 4th and King streets to Chinatown, with stops in South of Market and Union Square.
  The subway is the second phase of the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency's Third Street Light Rail Project. The first phase opened to the public as the T Third line in 2007. Ground was broken for the Central Subway on February 9, 2010. Tunnel boring for the Central Subway was completed at Columbus and Powell Street in the North Beach neighborhood of San Francisco on June 11, 2014. Originally set to open in late 2018, the Central Subway is projected to open to the public in late 2021. With the addition of the Central Subway, the T Third line is projected to become the most heavily ridden line in the Muni Metro system by 2030.
  The extension will serve major employment and population centers in San Francisco that are underserved by rapid transit. SoMa is home to the headquarters of many of San Francisco’s major software and technology companies, and substantial residential growth is projected there.
context_section_description: During construction, murals have been painted on the temporary fences erected around the construction sites. Artworks include:
  "Panorama", by Kota Ezawa (Chinatown Fence, winter 2013/14)
  "Ellipsis in the Key of Blue", by Randy Colosky (Yerba Buena/Moscone fence, summer 2014)
  "One Hundred Years: History of the Chinese in America", by James Leong (Chinatown station site, 2012)
  Permanent installations are planned for each station. Artworks are divided into "landmark" and "wayfinding" categories. Candidates were announced in July 2010 and the winning entrants were announced on August 5, 2010:
  Chinatown
  "Yang Ge Dance of Northeast China", by Yumei Hou (landmark); two large-scale laser-cut metal panels painted red, based on traditional Chinese paper cutting and featuring traditional folk heroes. One is 16 by 37 feet (4.9 m × 11.3 m), to be installed in the mezzanine landing, and the other is 30 by 35 feet (9.1 m × 10.7 m), to be installed in the ticketing hall.
  "Urban Archaeology", by Tomie Arai (wayfinding); a large mural measuring 100 feet (30 m) and varying in height between 4–9 feet (1.2–2.7 m) featuring images of the life and history of the Chinatown area rendered in architectural glass.
  "A Sense of Community", by Clare Rojas; a large tile mural based on Chinese textile samples arranged in a Cathedral Quilting pattern. The finished mural will be a semicircle measuring approximately 36 by 18 feet (11.0 m × 5.5 m)
  Union Square/Market Street
  "Lucy in the Sky", by Erwin Redl (landmark); hundreds of 10 by 10 inches (250 mm × 250 mm) LED-array-illuminated translucent panels, programmed to change colors, display patterns, and animations.
  "Illuminated Scroll" (working title: "Reflected Loop"), by Jim Campbell and Werner Klotz (wayfinding); a stainless steel ribbon measuring approximately 250 feet (76 m) long and varying in width between 4–8 feet (1.2–2.4 m), winding overhead.
  "Convergence: Commute Patterns", by Hughen Starkweather; patterns on the glass deck and elevators.
  Yerba Buena/Moscone
  "Node", by Roxy Paine, a 110-foot (34 m) tall sculpture shaped like a branch, tapering from a diameter of 48 inches (1,200 mm) at the base to ¹⁄₄ inch (6.4 mm) at the peak.
  "Arc Cycle" (working title), by Catherine Wagner (landmark); photographs taken during the late 1970s during the construction of Moscone Center, rendered on etched granite panels approximately 10 by 12.5 feet (3.0 m × 3.8 m). One photograph will be rendered in art glass at the surface level station entry at 14 by 23 feet (4.3 m × 7.0 m).
  "Face C/Z", by Leslie Shows; a photographic image of iron pyrite enlarged to 36 by 15 feet (11.0 m × 4.6 m) and rendered in glass, metal, gravel, and other materials.
  4th and Brannan
  "Microcosmic" (working title: "Microscopic"), by Moto Ohtake; a kinetic sculpture approximately 14 by 17 feet (4.3 m × 5.2 m) atop a 40-foot (12 m) high pole, featuring 31 rotating points.
  A planned installation for 59 bronze sculptures by Tom Otterness at the Moscone station as the wayfinding piece was canceled in November 2011 after it was publicized that Otterness had previously filmed himself in 1977 shooting a dog for the piece "Shot Dog Film".
caption: "One Hundred Years: History of the Chinese in America", temporary installation by James Leong
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