LONDON—To mark the centenary of the London Underground roundel design, adopted as the general logo in 1908, Art on the Underground has commissioned 100 artists to design posters based on the iconic emblem's form. According to the Independent, Liam Gillick was the first to debut his design on Tube platforms last week; it features multiple monochrome roundels in an expanding circular formation, like a receding tunnel. Bob & Roberta Smith, Susan Hiller, Cornelia Parker, and Jeremy Deller are among the other artists who will be part of the exhibition, on view October 9 through 30 at Rochelle School in Shoreditch. 

One of the most famous works ever to be commissioned for the Tube was a poster by Man Ray. It featured a night sky with two brightly glowing bodies in it: the tube roundel, and the planet Saturn with its rings.