Transport for London has announced five new commissions for its Art on the Underground programme in 2026, bringing contemporary art to stations, trains and maps across the network. The programme will highlight underrepresented voices and hidden histories, with works spanning photography, painting, sound and graphic design. British painter Hurvin Anderson has been commissioned to create the tenth Brixton Mural, launching in November, following Rudy Loewe’s current work. Other artists include Phoebe Boswell, Ellen Gallagher, Ain Bailey and Caroline Walker. Boswell will present a large-scale photographic installation at Bethnal Green and Notting Hill inspired by Black swimming communities, while Gallagher will design the 42nd pocket Tube map. Bailey will create an audio artwork for Waterloo station, and Walker will produce a large-scale painting at Stratford focusing on women working on the network at night. The 2026 programme is sponsored by Reed.
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Transport for London has announced events and publications to mark 40 years of Poems on the Underground, the scheme that has brought #poetry to Tube journeys since 1986. A commemorative event will be held at Bank station on 30 January, attended by London poets whose work has featured in the programme. A revised 40th anniversary edition of 100 Poems on the Underground is now on sale, expanding the early selection with additional writers. A new winter poetry set launches on 9 February, featuring contemporary and international poets, and poems will also be displayed at five stations including Aldgate East, Seven Sisters and Westminster. Later this year, TfL will publish a free leaflet, 40 poems for 40 years, available at Underground stations, continuing the programme’s aim of making poetry part of everyday travel.
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