"Next stop, an underground Close encounter. Acclaimed artist Chuck Close gives his first personal, on-camera tour of his 12 subway mosaics on the Upper East Side of Manhattan with RealClear Life. On view since January, the ceramic 'Subway Portraits' at the 86th St. Q train station include composer Philip Glass, photographer Cindy Sherman and Close’s ex-wife Sienna Shields. ... The dozen mosaics, 10 of which tower over 9 feet tall, are the largest public art works Close has made. It’s the first time the artist has worked with tiles. There are two self-portraits, along with one of late musician Lou Reed. 'Let’s roll down and look at Lou,' says Close, who’s used a motorized wheelchair since a spinal artery collapse in 1988 left him severely paralyzed. ..."
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