6. Untitled (Collective Light Transfer) Amtrak Installation
The latest installation at Penn Station brings forth New York-based artist Rico Gatson’s Untitled (Collective Light Transfer). Geometric shapes in a colorful bright palette decorate Amtrak concourse, bringing a pulsing energy to the bland space. The vibrant acrylic compositions cover the high pillars and walls for travelers to view as they move through the station (the patterns represent the rhythm of people as they hustle through the city). Gatson’s artistic inspirations derive from African, Native, and Indigenous cultures as well as spirituality, translating into abstract mathematical imagery. Amtrak Vice President Jina Sanone says Untitled (Collective Light Transfer) “weaves light, color, and culture together to surprise and delight customers and station visitors.” The installation is on view through the summer in the upper-level rotunda between the 8th Avenue Amtrak departure concourse and the 7th Avenue NJ Transit.