Michael Massenburg’s Circle of Sounds show conga drums, a saxophone, piano keys, a violin, and other musical instruments played in the Forum’s diverse amplified and acoustic concerts. The fifty-four circular medallions embedded in the iconic Forum parking lot connect music and community as a journey. Responding to the community use of the parking lot as a pedestrian exercise trail, Massenburg included four guitar-pick medallions on the quarter mile as incentives for all walking the mile-long perimeter. Circle of Sounds was commissioned as part of the Forum’s 2014 – 2015 renovation in compliance with the City Private Percent for Art ordinance.

Michael Massenburg is an Inglewood artist and educator exploring visual and social issues in collage, paint and digital media. His creative goal is to inform, provoke thoughts or inspire the viewer by incorporating everyday images reflecting the culture and history of a community. Committed to making art with a social purpose, Massenburg’s public art has been commissioned by the City of Inglewood, the American Jazz Museum in Kansas City, Missouri and, with Robin Strayhorn, Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transit Authority’s Rosa Parks Station. He has been awarded state and local grants for his artwork.

Date: 2014
Collection: Public Art in Non-City Spaces
Medium: Public Art Treatment
Material: 54 Vinyl Decals
Size: Each 36” diameter

Location
Inglewood Forum
3900 West Manchester Boulevard
Inglewood, California 90305