In 2015, a large-scale mosaic installation of her work opened at the New York City MTA subway station at 34th Street/Hudson Yards. Bailey's art work ranges from costumes, hats, wall pieces and newer digital images are "the far cry from the traditional shawls and doilies associated with the medium". It has been installed in 2015 and it is a stunning addition to the MTA’s collection of subway artworks. Side view of the glass dome and the construct of buildings for the future Hudson Blvd community around the subway. [3], In the late 80s, she worked for the CETA program as an art instructor, which led her to meeting master needleworker Bernadette Sonona. To inquire, email: rbpmw@efanyc.org. Flickr photos, groups, and tags related to the "xenobia" Flickr tag. (n.d.). For the mezzanine of the new station, artist Xenobia Bailey was commissioned to create three mosaic designs, one being a 2,788 square-foot mosaic mural called Funktional Vibrations —one of the largest mosaic works in the subway system, according to the Metropolitan Transportation Authority. The NYC subway’s newest mosaic stunner: Funktional Vibrations The outside wall of Funktional Vibrations above the escalator at the main part of the station. [19], In 2000, Xenobia Bailey won a Creative Capital grant for her project, Paradise Under Reconstruction in the Aesthetic of Funk. 6. Visit Website. Miotto Mosaic Art Studios [4], African and Asian culture are strong influences for her work. About STEAM 34th St–Hudson Yards: Xenobia Bailey. Funktional Vibrations (2014) © Xenobia Bailey, NYCT 34th Street–Hudson Yards Station. [4][5][6] Affirmative action took her to the University of Washington[3] where, she says, "the whole world opened up to me." Selected exhibitions Solo. Retrieved March 19, 2019, from http://www.abladeofgrass.org/fellows/xenobia-bailey/), In 2016, Xenobia Bailey created a large-scale glass mosaic at the Metropolitan Transportation Authority for the New York City Subway's 34th Street – Hudson Yards station. Ms. Xenobia Bailey’s artwork consists of mosaics in three locations that total approximately 2,788 square feet. The piece was hand crocheted with cotton acrylic yarns, with 10' high x 5' diameter. Her signature stitch is a flowy line, as if it is dripping. Her designs are influenced by African, Chinese, and Native American and Eastern philosophies, with undertones of the 1970s “Funk” aesthetic. In 2003, her designs were featured in an Absolut Vodka advertisement entitled "Absolut Bailey. Funktional Vibrations is a large scale mosaic that decorates the roof of 34 th Street – Hudson Yards station on the New York subway. She named the piece Funktional Vibrations. Art is an essential piece of the Hudson Yards experience, not least because it sits so close to Chelsea’s galleries. In 2016, Xenobia Bailey created a large-scale glass mosaic at the Metropolitan Transportation Authority for the New York City Subway 's 34th Street – Hudson Yards station. | Photo: M. Yung You’re a lost cause. your own Pins on Pinterest Photo Credit: Sid Tabak. With the 34th Street-Hudson Yards stop, Manhattan gets its first new subway station in 20 years. Nov 7, 2015 - Notice the dramatic evening lighting. [3] Bailey's piece, "Sistah Paradise Great Wall of Fire Revival Tent (Mandela Cosmic tapestry of energy flow)" was exhibited at Stux Gallery, Fall 2000. Xenobia Bailey is a trash alchemist, a single stitch, urban crochet aficionado, designer, artist and community activist, whose practice industrializes the visual aesthetic of “Cosmic-Funk,” practiced by African-American homemakers since Emancipation, into utilitarian “Funktional” design. XENOBIA BAILEY. A multigenerational, inspirational, motivational, and passionate dreamscaping and skills-building project, Paradise Under Reconstruction will bring together community homemakers, household members, adults, young adults and teens to cultivate future visions and de-traumatize and fabricate commercial utilitarian artifacts for sustainable living in their homes. Sun, Jan 03, 2021. This piece was created to cover the topic of absent historical documentation for African enslavement in America. Outside, find Xenobia Bailey’s glass mosaic, Funktional Vibrations, which welcomes you to the new 7 train station and Vessel, the city’s immediately beloved interactive installation in … Join us for a special tour of the 34th Street-Hudson Yards Station, which introduced subway service to the far West Side of midtown Manhattan in 2014. #WOMENARTISTS: XENOBIA BAILEY. Mosaic by Xenobia Bailey in New York City’s new 34th Street–Hudson Yards subway station (all photos by the author for Hyperallergic) Copy Link (877) 690-5116 (877) 690-5116. Xenobia Bailey was born and raised in Seattle, Washington. Discover (and save!) Walk About New York, New York City Picture: Hudson Yards Station , Funktional Vibrations byXENOBIA BAILEY - Check out Tripadvisor members' 91,929 candid photos and videos of Walk About New York ... Xenobia Bailey. Side view of the glass dome and the construct of buildings for the future Hudson Blvd community around the subway. As part of a major development in the emerging, mixed-use community, the new station features extensive glass mosaic artwork by fiber artist Xenobia Bailey titled Funktional Vibrations (2015) commissioned by MTA Arts & Design. Xenobia Bailey is a trash alchemist, a single stitch, urban crochet aficionado, designer, artist and community activist, whose practice industrializes the visual aesthetic of “Cosmic-Funk,” practiced by African-American homemakers since Emancipation, into utilitarian “Funktional” design. We are so happy for her and her stunning Glass Mosaic at the new Hudson Yards Station. Xenobia Bailey's Artist Journal at Wednesday, October 28, 2015. Bailey’s artwork consists of mosaic totaling approximately 2,788 square feet. Entrance to the the subway. The new tunnel from Times Square terminates 125 feet below street level at the doorstep of the massive Hudson Yards development. ... Funkational Vibrations, for the 34th St-Hudson Yards subway station in … Xenobia Bailey's Artist Journal at ... View of the Jacob Javits Center from the Hudson Yards Subway Station. Hudson Yards has a very vibrant mosaic on the ceiling by Xenobia Bailey called Funktional Vibrations. The mosaic artwork is titled ‘Funktional Vibrations,’ by Xenobia Bailey. Bailey was an artist-in-residence at the Museum of Arts and Design in 2013. Jan 22, 2020 - Xenobia Bailey | The Museum of Arts and Design (MAD) But, In the meantime, Just in the nick of time for the Holiday's, I am offering a limited edition o 250 yoga mats, with the partial image of the Hudson Yards Blvd mosaic installation that is being installed in the second 34th St Subway Station to open in 2016. Artwork: Funktional Vibrations, Xenobia Bailey, 2015 Viewed (this week/total): 0 / 1700 (image 145849) (129k, 1024x768) Country: United States City: New York System: New York City Transit Line: IRT Flushing Line Location: 34th Street-Hudson Yards Photo by: Robbie Rosenfeld Date: 9/13/2015 Artwork: Funktional Vibrations, Xenobia Bailey, 2015 2002: Xenobia Bailey: Paradise Under Reconstruction in the Aesthetic of Funk—Phase IV (January 18 - February 17) 2008: Jersey City Museum, [RE]Possessed, (June 16 - August 24, 2008) 2015: 34th St–Hudson Yards Station, Funktional Vibrations, Glass Mosaic, The Studio Museum in Harlem (Permanent Installation 2015) Group. She began her professional life as a costume designer for the now defunct Black Arts/West and earned a BFA in Industrial Design from the Pratt Institute in Brooklyn in 1977. Xenobia Bailey's Artist Journal at ... View of the Jacob Javits Center from the Hudson Yards Subway Station. To inquire, email: rbpmw@efanyc.org. She has shown internationally, with such institutions as Creative Time, the Sharjah Art Foundation, and numerous U.S. Embassies. [18], Her work is in the permanent collections at Harlem's Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, the Allentown Art Museum, the Museum of Contemporary Arts and in the Museum of Arts and Design. Prior to moving to New York City, ... completed in 2015 as part of the 34th Street Hudson Yard line extension. The mosaic artwork, also in the other entrance, is entitled “Funktional Vibrations” (2014) by Xenobia Bailey and is it's third and final installation. [15] She named the piece Funktional Vibrations. Bailey is an African American Artist. Xenobia Bailey (born 1955) is an African-American fine artist, designer, Supernaturalist, cultural activist and fiber artist best known for her eclectic crochet African-inspired hats[1] and her large scale crochet pieces and mandalas. 34th Street–Hudson Yards is a New York City Subway station in Manhattan's West Side on the IRT Flushing Line, and is the western (railroad south) terminus for the 7 local and <7> express services. The first addition to the city subway system in over 25 years, the design incorporates 21st Century levels of safety, comfort, and convenience. The new 34 St-Hudson Yards Station is open for business. She calls it the "liquid stitch". Xenobia is an amazing fiber artist! [9] (Xenobia Bailey. The artwork, “Funktional Vibrations” by Xenobia Bailey, was commissioned by MTA Arts & Design through a competitive selection process. Photo Credit: Sid Tabak. Conjuring Afrofuturism through rural and urban storytelling and historical remixing, participants will also write de-traumatizing fictional historical bedtime folktales, lullabies and medicinal psycho-parables, using the inspirational environments inspired by “Funktional Artifacts.”, Various Visions of the Future in NYC’s First New Subway Station in 25 Years, 10 Great Artists to See at the SITE Santa Fe Biennial, Creative Brand and Web Development: Tsang Seymour. That same year, she also participated in the SITE Santa Fe Biennial. Miotto Mosaic Art Studios NYCT 34th Street–Hudson Yards Station . Xenobia Bailey is best known for ... a large-scale mosaic installation of her work opened at the New York City MTA subway station at 34th Street/Hudson Yards. She followed it with courses in tailoring and millinery at Seattle Central Community College. [7] Her pieces are often connected to her ongoing project ''Paradise Under Reconstruction in the Aesthetic of Funk. We took a look at artist Xenobia Bailey's new mosaics in the mezzanine. [3] Her hats have been featured in United Colors of Benetton ads, on The Cosby Show, and in the Spike Lee film Do The Right Thing[8] (worn by Samuel L. Jackson as DJ Mister Señor Love Daddy). Bailey’s artwork consists of majestic mosaics suspended above the main entrance of the new 34 St – Hudson Yards station that provide a celebratory welcome. Join us for a special tour of the 34th Street-Hudson Yards Station, which introduced subway service to the far West Side of midtown Manhattan in 2014. "I try to get energy and movement from something that is not moving at all. In 2000 Bailey received the Creative Capital Award in the discipline of Visual Arts.[10]. Sitting area outside of the subway station. 6. One particularly striking installation, Funktional Vibrations, by 1998–99 Studio Museum artist in residence Xenobia Bailey, is located at the main entrance of the 34th Street – Hudson Yards station on the 7 line. 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