Art set to make a stop at every Metro station in Mumbai

To beautify upcoming Metro stations in the city, the Mumbai Metropolitan Regional Development Authority (MMRDA) is planning art installations at every station.

To beautify upcoming Metro stations in the city, the Mumbai Metropolitan Regional Development Authority (MMRDA) is planning art installations at every station.

Two volunteers paint the wall near DN Nagar metro station in Mumbai. (HT File)

Recently, the MMRDA has been in talks with art groups to present their concepts for every station with the authority looking at getting corporate houses to sponsor these installations.

RA Rajeev, metropolitan commissioner, MMRDA said, “These installations will stand out and add a different feature to the Mumbai Metro. Through this initiative, we are also looking at providing a platform to Mumbai’s artists.”

On the themes behind these installations, the MMRDA is considering the location of the stations. “For instance, if the station is in South Mumbai, we are looking at highlighting the city’s heritage,” Rajeev added.

People paint a wall which was organized by Mumbai Metro Project, Art by People, through Majhi Metro 2018 at DN Nagar in Mumbai, on Saturday, March 31, 2018.

Reshma Jani, founder-owner of the Trinity Art Impact, a gallery in Andheri, said they have started planning. Jani said, “We don’t want to confine art to the galleries alone. By doing this, we want art to be out there for everyone in the city.”

Earlier, MMRDA had also held a design competition for the elevated stations of line 7 (Dahisar to Andheri). In March, the Mumbai Metro 1 (Versova-Andheri-Ghatkopar) brought Mumbaiites together for one of the largest single wall-art projects in the city.