Transport for London has unveiled '15 for 150', a new series of artworks commemorating the London Underground's 150th anniversary. Pictured: 'Waiting for a Train', by Corin Sworn, 2013. Commissioned by Art on the Underground. Courtesy of the artist

当你谈论世界上最古老的地下网络时，每一个生日都是一个大的生日。但是，当它到了150岁的时候，人们就需要认真庆祝一下了。

今年早些时候，伦敦地铁推出了一枚价值2英镑的纪念巴伯·奥斯热比(Barber Osgerby)纪念币和艺术家马克·沃林格(Mark Wallinger)的一系列艺术品，目前在全市270个车站展出。

现在，作为庆祝活动的一部分，并为了配合长达13年的地下艺术活动，伦敦交通公司已经委托了15位国际艺术家的视觉悼念活动。这15部作品-每隔十年就有一部-差别很大，尽管每一部作品都是对伦敦机构的当代作品。

其中最令人痛心的是科林·艾丽斯的“等待火车”，这位艺术家研究了地下的摄影档案，用反复出现的姿势来代表不同年龄和时代的乘客。他们的剪影采取了网络线的颜色和模式的地铁模特儿。

如今，伦敦的地铁站成了公共艺术画廊的两倍(人们已经注意到，每年有超过10亿的顾客通过这些画廊，这个网络很可能成为世界上最大的艺术画廊)。伦敦市长办公室的文化政策主管贾斯汀·西蒙斯(Justine Simons)说，“地铁对艺术家来说是一个丰富的环境。这些不可思议的艺术家以开放和好奇的态度迎接挑战，这导致了精彩的项目。”西蒙斯是伦敦市长办公室的文化政策负责人，也是地下艺术小组的成员。

整套海报可在告士打道、圣詹姆斯公园、南华克和伦敦大桥车站欣赏。从限量版印刷的收益，可通过运输为伦敦购买，将继续支持未来的艺术在地下倡议。

'Freischwimmer TfL 150', by Wolfgang Tillmans, 2013. Commissioned by Art on the Underground. Courtesy of the artist

'UNDER GROUND', by Lawrence Weiner, 2013.Commissioned by Art on the Underground. Courtesy of the artist

'Total Stranger', by Gillian Wearing, 2013. Commissioned by Art on the Underground. Courtesy of the artist

'NUD', by Sarah Lucas, 2013. Commissioned by Art on the Underground. Courtesy of the artist

'Over and Over and Over', by Idris Khan, 2013. Commissioned by Art on the Underground. Courtesy of the artist

'Go Underground', by Martha Rosler, 2013. Commissioned by Art on the Underground. Courtesy of the artist

'Father and Son', by Nedko Solakov, 2013. Commissioned by Art on the Underground. Courtesy of the artist

'Convex Flesh and Concave Stone in Tune', by Haegue Yang, 2013. Commissioned by Art on the Underground. Courtesy of Haegue Yang

'Reading Construction', by Melissa Gordon, 2013. Commissioned by Art on the Underground. Courtesy of the artist

'Fountainhead', by Robert Orchardson, 2013. Commissioned by Art on the Underground. Courtesy of the artist

'I came by Tube', by Goshka Macuga, 2013. Commissioned by Art on the Underground. Courtesy of the artist

'Tube Map 1', by Runa Islam, 2013. Commissioned by Art on the Underground. Courtesy of the artist

'Triumphal arch in honour of Transport for London', by Pablo Bronstein, 2013. Commissioned by Art on the Underground. Courtesy of the artist

'A hundred years from now, you too could have nothing!', by Frances Stark, 2013. Commissioned by Art on the Underground. Courtesy of the artist

keywords:contemporary art, history, international artists, public art

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