Daily News from New York, New York • 564

DAILY-NEWS Sunday. December 15, 1991 said Dobrow. "It would have been different if the art work was integrated into the construction of the station. But the station has been open for a couple of years now, and this seems like an add-on." An MTA press release gave this description of the enameled aluminum sculpture: "With its mass of blue color and its location, above a stairway leading into the subway, the artwork marks the transition from street level to the subterranean station environment. The supporting colors suggest the lines on the subway map." Only for art Spokesman Davila noted that the funds for the sculpture could not have been diverted to help offset the Transit Authority's operating deficit And he added: "Going back in history, when the first IRT lines were built, they were decorated with all kinds of murals.

That's because the builders of the subways appreciated the fact that the environment could be a bit harsh." The station at Parsons Blvd. and Archer Ave. opened on Dec. 11. 1988.

as part of the two-mile long. $465 million Archer Ave. extension of the IXD line. PyMCX LEAKY Darty Ncms Staff Wnter While subway riders are getting the blues over a seemingly inevitable Tare hike, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority yesterday unveiled a 570,000 sculpture at the Jamaica Center station of the Archer Ave. line.

This is one of the things that people welcome to make trips on the subway a little bit easier," said spokesman Tito Davila. But the title of the work may inadvertently reflect the reaction of many weary subway riders. It's called "Jamaica Center Stations Riders, Blue." The piece, created by artist Sam Gilliam who also has pieces on display in the subways of Boston and Buffalo was paid for through the Arts for Transit program of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, which allocates l'i of capital construction costs for such projects. What about escalators? Stephen Dobrow of the Committee for Better Transit, a riders advocacy group, said subway users would appreciate "escalators that work" more than decorative art. "Sure, it's capital money, but it conveys the wrong image at this point in time." XL SUBWAY RIDERS ignore new 70G sculpture at Jamaica Center on Archer Ave.

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