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‘Metro Art Moves You’

Metro Art docent Alex Amerri, left, observes, 'City of Dreams, River of History,' a mural by Richard Wyatt at Union Station while leading a Metro Rail Art Tour in Los Angeles.

Metro Art docent Alex Amerri, left, observes, ‘City of Dreams, River of History,’ a mural by Richard Wyatt at Union Station while leading a Metro Rail Art Tour in Los Angeles.  (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times)

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It is never too late to learn how to use your city’s subway system. This is the real message behind the Los Angeles County Transportation Authority’s “Metro Art Moves You” tours, offered the first Thursday, Saturday and Sunday of each month. They are free. They are fun. They make you notice details you might otherwise walk past.

Bronze paving inserts

Visitors view bronze paving inserts during Metro Rail Art Tour at Union Station.  (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times)

Union Station

Art docents Alex Amerri, left, and Emily Golan, right, lead a Metro Rail Art Tour beginning at Union Station in Los Angeles. Union Station is featured on the tour with its rich architectural history and art deco style.   (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times)

'I Dreamed I Could Fly'

John Beckmann, second from left, and fellow participants on the Metro Rail Art Tour stand underneath a portion of Jonathan Borofsky’s piece, ‘I Dreamed I Could Fly,’ at the Civic Center Station along the Red Line in Los Angeles.  (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times)

Art guide

Hitomi Imura and Tomoko Masuda, right, look over an art guide while while riding the Red Line during a tour.  (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times )

Lightbox

Susan Burstein, left, and Adrienne Beckmann walk past a photographic installation that is part of the Metro Art Lightbox Program along the Red Line in Los Angeles. The pair were taking part in a Metro Rail Art Tour.   (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times)

Soccer mosaic

John Beckmann mimics a mosaic mural of a soccer player as his wife, Adrienne, takes his picture during a Free Metro Rail Art Tour at Union Station along the Red Line. The series of glass mosaic murals entitled, “People Portraits: in Creativity, Performing, Sports & Fashion” by Faith Ringgold captures people engaging and enjoying creative activities at 52 locations along mezzanine walls at Union Station.   (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times)

I Dreamed I Could Fly

Jonathan Borofsky’s piece, “I Dreamed I Could Fly,” is on the Free Metro Rail Art Tour at the Civic Center Station along the Red Line.   (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times)

The Movies

Alan Mendez, left, and Pat McHarg look over a piece by Joyce Kozloff entitled, “The Movies: Fantasies and Spectacles” at 7th and Metro Station. The piece uses imagery from hundreds of films and the painted ceramic tiles resemble an unfolding film strip.   (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times)

Metro Rail Art Tour

Art docent Emily Golan, right, leads a Metro Rail Art Tour along the Red Line in downtown Los Angeles.  (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times)

City Above

Participants of the Free Metro Rail Art Tour look upwards at a mural by artist Terry Schoonhoven entitled, “City Above,” at the 7th and Metro Station.   (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times)

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