North White Plains

At the Table

Rolando Briseño
Artwork in cast aluminum by Rolando Briseño showing low-relief sculptures of everyday objects that are etched into the sculptural forms as symbols along the platform's columns.
“At the Table” (1991) by Rolando Briseño at North White Plains Station. Photo: Rob Wilson

About the project

The artwork at North White Plains station is a series of cast aluminum sculptures in low relief along the platform's columns. The artist Rolando Briseño's unusual architectural treatment of the column capitals complement the North White Plains station's architecture while creating an eye-catching and surprising array of everyday objects that are etched into the sculptural forms as symbols. These are completed by six black architectonic pieces that combine these symbols- which include parts of a table, fruit, hands, and other body parts, and even televisions. "I depict these symbols that we use and see every day in movement to reflect our relation to time and existence; everything, including ourselves, is made of atoms, always in movement," Briseño says.

About the artist

Artist Rolando Briseño has made a career of designing original works of public art. Through his culturally and politically driven work, Briseno consciously combines references to his Mexican heritage and traditions, science, ancient and modern history, and sexuality to create narratives in his works that embrace bold line and form through painting, works on paper, sculpture and installations. Briseno's work is included in the collections of major museums such as the Corcoran Gallery of Art, the Brooklyn Museum of Art, and many others.