Metro reveals planned art for Silver Line stations
Today, the Metro Board will review proposals for public art at Farragut North and future Silver Line stations at Tysons Corner and Reston.
According to the presentation, art at the Tyson’s stations will cost $1.7 million, paid for by the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority. Metro says that public art “helps create attractive transit facilities that increase ridership and enrich the lives” of its passengers. It also says that the art selected will “reflect the artistic, cultural and historic interests” of the surrounding communities.
Proposed artwork for Metro stations. Left side, starting from top: Tysons East (Martin Donlin), Tysons Central 123 (Ray King), Farragut North (Jefre Manuel). Right side from top: Tysons West (Barbara Grygutis), Tysons Central 7 (David Dahlquist). Bottom: Wiehle Avenue (David Wilson).
The presentation about the Tyson’s Corner stations also gives the best view yet of the location and design of the four stations. Riders will access all four via pedestrian bridges. If the stations had been placed underground, access would have likely been through entrances and tunnels on either side of the street. Here’s a Google map showing the locations of the stations.
What do you think of these? Do they reflect the local Tysons Corner community? How do they compare to other Metro art installations? (You can see some of the others at the Washington Post’s quiz.)