So, I took the T to work Friday on account of the rain, and noticed on my return trip that the new art panels long promised for the station had finally been installed.  This will give you a taste...


(You can see all of the panels here.)

The idea was for artists to reflect "the spirit and vibrancy of the city," and I guess they did OK.  It would be silly to get all critical, given what they're replacing...


So not to complain about the works they ended up choosing, but I just have to say I was a little disappointed they didn't choose any of my entries. Since there were nine panels, I submitted three triptychs I thought were totally on-topic for the T...


I thought my artist statement was quite persuasive.  "By far the biggest demographic of riders on the T and its most vibrant and thriving population is, oddly, hardly ever acknowledged," I wrote.  "Davis is not immune to an outbreak of H5N1! T is for Tuberculosis!"

Not only is Somerville not ready for a serious Sars outbreak, it's obviously not ready for Sars Art, either.  At least there's something to look at now besides "Untitled (Vertical Scrap-metal Vomit With Site-Specific 'D')."  It's a staht.