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Art on the Underground down the line - in pictures

Art on the Underground: Wrapper 2012, by Jacqueline Poncelet, Edgware Road station
Wrapper 2012, by Jacqueline Poncelet, Edgware Road station
Photograph: Courtesy Art on the Underground
Art on the Underground: Who is Community?  New Cinema Kiosk, 2012
Who is Community? New Cinema Kiosk, 2012 by Bob and Roberta Smith and Tim Newton, Stratford station, Central line series
Photograph: Courtesy Art on the Underground
Art on the Underground: Hard Metal Body, by Alice Channer, 2012
Hard Metal Body, by Alice Channer, 2012, Notting Hill Gate station, Central line series
Photograph: Courtesy Art on the Underground
Art on the Underground: Big Ben, 2012 by Sarah Morris, Gloucester Road station
Big Ben, 2012 by Sarah Morris, Gloucester Road station
Photograph: Courtesy Art on the Underground
Art on the Underground: Film screen at Canary Wharf
The Canary Wharf Screen shows short films from the BFI National Archive
Photograph: Courtesy Art on the Underground
Art on the Underground: Acts of Kindness, Michael Landy, 2011, Central line series
Acts of Kindness, Michael Landy, 2011, Central line series. The project involved commuters sending in stories about acts of compassion and generosity they had experienced on the tube, which were then posted online and around the network
Photograph: Courtesy Art on the Underground
Art on the Underground: Sea Strata by John Maine, 2011, Green Park station
Sea Strata by John Maine, 2011, Green Park station
Photograph: Courtesy Art on the Underground
Art on the Underground: Linear, Dryden Goodwin, 2010. Southwark station, Jubilee line series
Linear by Dryden Goodwin, 2010. The artist drew portraits of Jubilee line staff, which were placed outside Southwark station, as part of the Jubilee line series
Photograph: Courtesy Art on the Underground
Art on the Underground: What is the City but the People? Jeremy Deller, 2009, Bethnal Green Station
What is the City but the People? Jeremy Deller, 2009, Bethnal Green Station. Deller collected inspiring quotes, which he then collected into a book and gave to Underground drivers and staff to use in their interactions with passengers Photograph: Courtesy Art on the Underground
Art on the Underground: Tube Wrap, 2007, by Jim Isermann, Piccadilly line train
Tube Wrap, 2007, by Jim Isermann, Piccadilly line train
Photograph: Courtesy Art on the Underground
Art on the Underground: Billboard Commission, Cindy Sherman, 2003, Gloucester Road station
Billboard Commission, Cindy Sherman, 2003, Gloucester Road station Photograph: Courtesy Art on the Underground
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