‘Metro Art Moves You’

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

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)

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)

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 )

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)

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)

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)

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)

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

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)