The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) announces that 17 artists have been commissioned to create site-specific, integrated artworks for the future Wilshire/Rodeo, Century City/Constellation, Westwood/UCLA and Westwood/VA Hospital stations for the Purple (D Line) Extension Transit Project. The artists’ work is expected to enhance the customer experience with innovative, award-winning visual art when the new subway extension opens in phases in the coming years. The diverse range of accomplished artists commissioned by Metro includes: - Eddie Rodolfo Aparicio (Century City/Constellation Station)
- Moses X. Ball (Westwood/UCLA Station)
- Sandow Birk (Westwood/VA Hospital Station)
- Sarah Cain (Century City/Constellation Station)
- Victoria Fu + Matt Rich (Westwood/VA Hospital Station)
- Karen Hampton (Westwood/UCLA Station)
- Phung Huynh (Century City/Constellation Station)
- Oscar Magallanes (Century City/Constellation Station)
- Yunhee Min (Westwood/UCLA Station)
- Meleko Mokgosi (Wilshire/Rodeo Station)
- Rigo 23 (Wilshire/Rodeo Station)
- Gala Porras-Kim (Westwood/UCLA Station)
- Analia Saban (Century City/Constellation Station)
- Francesco Simeti (Westwood/VA Hospital Station)
- Eloy Torrez (Westwood/VA Hospital Station)
- Devon Tsuno (Wilshire/Rodeo Station)
- Iris Yirei Hu (Westwood/UCLA Station)
These artists were selected through an open, competitive selection process following the recommendation of a panel of nationally recognized curators, local arts professionals and community members from the D (Purple) Line Extension project area, all of whom have ties to the communities served by these future stations. The professional qualifications of over 1,500 artists were considered during the selection process. Finalists
were identified and created researched proposals that responded to the specific sites and communities along this alignment. The artists selected for the stations represent the thoughtful and collaborative curatorial approach taken by the artist review panel. The artist review panel included: Arthur Lewis, Creative Director, United Talent Agency Artist Space; Anna Sew Hoy, Chair, UCLA School of the Arts and Architecture, Department of Art; Cate Thurston, Associate Curator, The Skirball Cultural Center; Connie Butler, Chief Curator, The Hammer Museum at UCLA; Jean Tardy-Vallernaud, Founding Chair, Century City Arts Council; Ken Gonzales-Day, artist; LeRonn P. Brooks, Associate Curator, The Getty Research Institute; Michael Amescua, artist; Stephanie Vahn, Chair, Beverly Hills Arts and Culture Commission; and Thao Nguyen, Art and Design Agent, Creative Arts Agency. Artists join the nine artists selected earlier for the future Wilshire/La Brea,
Wilshire/Fairfax and Wilshire/La Cienega stations: Eamon Ore-Giron, Fran Siegel, Mark Dean Veca, Karl Haendel, Ken Gonzalez-Day, Susan Silton, Todd Gray, Mariana Castillo Deball, and Soo Kim. For more information about the Metro Art Program, please visit: https://art.metro.net/artworks/in-the-works/works-ple/ # # #
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