Take a moment to admire the work of art you found

The AI will analyze the features and find the closest abstract art to your photo. It only takes ~9.00 seconds.

Hunt NYC Subway Art with your camera and AI

The Mission:

Find all the MTA subway art in New York City! There are 381 pieces of art lurking in the MTA stations around you.

Do you ever take photos of things in the subway and wonder if they are art?

Photograph the art first to claim it and you can leave your photo and a message of your thoughts for all to see.

How to Play:

  1. Search the subways for art and take a photo if you think you see something beautiful.
  3. AI will look over your photo and confirm if it is art and tell you about the artist. (Using feature extraction and approximate nearest neighbor search).
  4. If you are the first to find and photograph a piece of art, you can leave a message for the public and the photo you took for all to see.

Welcome to the greatest underground art gallery in NYC

19 out of 381 pieces found:

ROAMING UNDERFOOT at 4:02am, October 28 2024
Thoughts: On a quiet night at 3am I suddenly noticed flowers on the walls. It’s on both sides of the 6 you can’t go wrong
Stationary Figures at 11:27pm, October 29 2024
Thoughts: Downtown F and E to your left or right. Dogs! Dogs everywhere
Trade, Treasure and Travel at 3:06am, October 31 2024
Thoughts: Saw behind my girlfriend while waiting for the c/e downtown at cortland. She was in the middle of an important conversation and not amused
Generation Dynamica at 2:28pm, November 4 2024
Thoughts: Wow! Central ave station has some pretty walls. Really contrasts with the rest of the area. The closer you look at the pieces the cooler it gets
The Greenwich Village Murals at 6:47pm, November 5 2024
Thoughts: Found it on Election Day!
Platform Diving at 12:12pm, November 7 2024
Thoughts: In a rush going uptown on the 1 at Houston. Pretty underwater scene
A Message of Love, Directly from My Heart unto the Universe at 10:03pm, November 12 2024
Thoughts: My brother and I did not know if this counted as the subway. Beautiful long hallway under grand central
SKY at 5:18pm, November 15 2024
Thoughts: Right under John Lennon’s apartment on the B next to strawberry fields where you can hear Beatles music every day
Signal at 1:09pm, November 18 2024
Thoughts: Honestly, I hadn’t even noticed—or wouldn’t have thought—that the cone pieces and the ceramic tile were connected to one another if I hadn’t taken this photo. I feel like the pieces holding hands actually seem much darker in person, like the lighting isn’t great compared to the documented photos. So I wasn’t even entirely sure if it was artwork. I mean, clearly it was, but it doesn’t really feel properly highlighted. It’s awesome to actually learn more about what the work is supposed to be about.
Whirls and twirls (MTA) at 10:41pm, November 27 2024
Thoughts: Colorful pattern at Columbus circle
Dom (Variations) at 5:55pm, October 30 2024
Thoughts: I came across this piece because I walk by it every day—it's at my home subway station. But I'd never actually looked up who created it or what it represents, so it’s really cool to finally have the chance to do that. Seeing the clothesline illustrations in the subway reminds me of my backyard, and how many backyards in Ridgewood still have the skeletal remains of clotheslines that once were everywhere in New York City. It's like a remnant of the past that we’re reminded of daily as we pass by.
Duration at 3:18am, October 31 2024
Thoughts: Caught my eye through the window of the subway passing through prospect station going toward Manhattan on the R
Hive (Bleecker Street) at 5:08pm, November 6 2024
Thoughts: Lights or art, lights or art
Departures and Arrivals at 9:44am, October 30 2024
Thoughts: The user did not leave any thoughts :(, we can assume the art left them speechless
Lariat Seat Loops at 9:42pm, November 22 2024
Thoughts: 6 train downtown at 32 and park Thought they were just weird loops! Had no idea each one has so much worm out into it
DeKalb Improvisation at 4:04pm, November 28 2024
Thoughts: Found a playing card in the wall
Dom (Variations) at 6:28pm, October 30 2024
Thoughts: Art hunter Joe spotted a 3 pointer. It turns out Laura's work spans 3 stations! Nice work Joe
Dom (Variations) at 6:28pm, October 30 2024
Thoughts: Art hunter Joe spotted a 3 pointer. It turns out Laura's work spans 3 stations! Nice work Joe
No Less Than Everything Comes Together at 12:55am, November 16 2024
Thoughts: Late night moon face watching me, judging me. Should I not have texted her again?