‘Station to Station’ rolls into downtown L.A.

A bustling Union Station was greeted to the sights and sounds of the “Station to Station” activities Thursday, which included live performances and artwork.  (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)

Doug Aitken’s art train idles at Union Station, while its artists celebrate the final leg of the tour.  (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)

A pair of Flamenco dancers perform at the “Station to Station” event at Union Station.  (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)

Alice Saunders sews as part of the Makers collective at the “Station to Station” L.A. stop.  (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)

Jeffrey Deitch, the former director of L.A.’s Museum of Contemporary Art, was among the guests at the “Station to Station” event.  (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)

People mingle inside the misty environs of Swiss artist Urs Fischer’s yurt at “Station to Station.”  (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)

Brazilian artist Ernesto Neto’s red-tinged yurt invites people to explore and touch.  (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)

Chris Camp cracks the whip in the opening of the “Station to Station” festivities at downtown L.A.’s Union Station.  (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)

No Age (guitarist Randy Randall and drummer/vocalist Dean Allen Spunt) gets ready to perform at “Station to Station.”  (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)

Jamaican vocal group the Congos perform at “Station to Station.”   (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)

Beck sings and raps at the “Station to Station” event at Union Station.  (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)

Beck is backed by an African American choir at “Station to Station.”  (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)

DJ Dan Deacon delivers a smartphone-interactive concert/groove-contest/spiritual awakening/line-dance experience at “Station to Station.”  (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)

DJ Dan Deacon gets people to dance during his set at the “Station to Station” event.  (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)

Sun Araw and the Congos perform at “Station to Station.”  (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)

Members of the audience follow DJ Dan Deacon’s dance instructions at “Station to Station.”  (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)