Artists selected for Purple (D Line) Extension Transit Project
By Heidi Zeller, The Source Metro Los Angeles, May 4, 2022
A panel of nationally recognized curators, local arts professionals and community members from the Purple Line Extension Section 2 and 3 project areas has selected artists to create site-specific, integrated artworks for the future Wilshire/Rodeo, Century City/Constellation, Westwood/UCLA and Westwood/VA Hospital stations.
The diverse range of accomplished artists 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)
As part of a competitive process, the artist selection panel carefully considered each artist’s professional qualifications and examples of past work. Panelists 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 Artists Agency.