Los Angeles has long blurred the lines between transportation and transformation. The city’s Metro system doesn’t just move people—it tells stories. Nowhere is that more evident than along the K Line, one of the newer lines in LA’s light rail network, which weaves through historically rich neighborhoods like Leimert Park, Inglewood, and Crenshaw.
What sets the K Line apart isn’t just its route—it’s the art. Metro commissioned artists to create site-specific works for its stations, each responding to the cultural, historical, and emotional landscape of the communities the train connects.
So hop on board with the L.A. Forum—we’re taking a tour of the K Line through the eyes of five visionary artists who will be meeting us at their stations to talk about their work.
These artists—Jaime Scholnick, Rebeca Méndez, Shinique Smith, Kim Schoenstadt, and Kenturah Davis—don’t just enhance the stations; they illuminate them.
Their work reminds us that art doesn’t belong only in museums or galleries. It belongs in the spaces where we wait, walk, and wander.
