CHRISTOPHER PAYNE IS SELECTED FOR THE MTA ARTS & DESIGN INAUGURAL TAKEOVER EXHIBITION

“Announcing a bold new direction for our Photography Program: systemwide artist takeovers are coming this fall. For the first time, a single artist’s work will fill all 45 Arts & Design lightboxes across four stations.

Our inaugural takeover exhibition will feature industrial photographer Christopher Payne, whose large‑format images reveal the unseen beauty of American industry, infrastructure, and the skilled labor that powers it.

For the forthcoming exhibition, Christopher Payne will expand on his acclaimed series inside the MTA’s Coney Island Overhaul Shop, broadening it into a systemwide study of the behind‑the‑scenes operations that keep the nation’s largest transit network moving.

The work will span all of the MTA’s operating agencies—New York City Transit, Long Island Rail Road, Metro‑North Railroad, MTA Bus Company, and MTA Bridges and Tunnels—offering the public a rare view of infrastructure and expertise that make daily travel possible.

Launching September 2026”