MARTA's Art
Program

 King Memorial Station
 
 Image - Bill Severson and Saunders Schultz
  
 Bill Severson and Saunders Schultz
 'Aspirations'
  Media: oxidized Cor-Ten Steel
  Year: 1979
  Conservation Status: In Good Repair
  Notes: The artist team goal was to connect the 45-foot sculpture on the ground with the soaring architecture of King Memorial Station, to avoid the sense of it feeling like "a box on stilts" to someone at ground level. The Cor-Ten material is a special type of metal finish that is meant to oxidize to a deep, warm brown. The artists applied a hose to the forms many times before being satisfied with the current rich color.
  
 King Memorial Station
 
 Image - Fahamu Pecou_2
  
 Fahamu Pecou
 'Rise Above'
  Media: Paint on Concrete
  Year: 2016
  Conservation Status: In Good Repair
  Notes: One of four murals in the En Route program, this was the first mural in the series, and its title comes from a quotation by Dr. King: "An individual has not started living until he can rise above the narrow confines of his individualistic concerns to the broader concerns of all humanity."
  
 King Memorial Station
 
 Image - Adam Bostic
  
 Adam Bostic
 'Reflection Tunnel'
  Media: Highway reflectors
  Year: 2021
  Conservation Status: In Good Repair
  Notes: This project was curated by Dashboard and included a partnership with local historian Scott Morris. This 300ft installation includes 20,000 reflectors that transform the Grant Street Tunnel into an interactive experience. In collaboration with the surrounding community, oral histories reflecting the past and the present are shared through QR codes.
  


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