The Metro Center Project is a new transportation facility close to the Arts District that will provide a central location for Metro security operations, dispatch, and emergency coordination.
Project Artist
Jacob Hashimoto, Untitled
The artwork for Metro’s Center Project facility will be a sculptural relief installation by artist Jacob Hashimoto. This site-specific project will consist of hundreds of small, metal, multicolored components that will be woven, cross stitch-like, into the building’s façade, creating a complex, abstracted landscape that will colorfully weave its way around part of the building.
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- Preliminary sketches of artwork concept by Jacob Hashimoto.
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- Jacob Hashimoto at work in his studio on another installation.
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- Sketches of proposed elements to build artwork
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- Rendering showing the artwork’s possible application to the facility
Artist Statement
“The artwork will build from the central idea of connectivity and interdependence…reflecting the values, mission and future ambitions of Metro while acknowledging LA’s aspirations, social dynamics and environmental characteristics.”
In the Community
Local cultural organization, the Japanese American Community and Cultural Center (JACCC) and lead artists Susu Attar and Kuniharu Yoshida, will design an original large scale site-specific artwork to install on the fence at the project site along Center Street during the construction period. The team is developing a series of community story telling workshops that will inform the design. The artwork will be digitally printed onto vinyl banners.
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