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News Ruby Onyinyechi Amanze’s mosaic “May Your Road Be Light and Fun” at Borough Hall excerpts drawings from over 10 years of the artist’s practice.

May 29, 2026 — 3 min read

At the Borough Hall subway station, Ruby Onyinyechi Amanze’s “May Your Road Be Light and Fun” is the latest public art installation from MTA Arts & Design. (photo Anna Lee/ Hyperallergic )

The mad dash between subway lines in Brooklyn’s Borough Hall subway station has just gotten a little more colorful. In the corridor connecting the 2, 3, 4, and 5 subway lines, Ruby Onyinyechi Amanze’s mosaic “May Your Road Be Light and Fun” (2026) will now envelop passersby across a 110-foot leg of their journey.

MTA Arts & Design announced the new installation on May 28, as a joint project between Amanze and Miotto Mosaic Art Studios, a workshop based 50 miles north of New York City.…

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