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Swords to Plowshares at Orlando International Airport

06/06/08

Taking the family to Disneyworld this summer? Be sure to spend some time exploring the art at Orlando International Airport (MCO). The permanent art collection includes this oh-so-appropriate piece by Duane Hanson titled The Traveler. (It’s in the Main Terminal, Airside 2 security checkpoint). Through September 30, there’s also an intriguing collection of World War →

Orlando International Airport

Buy a piece of airport history

05/29/08

According to this Newsday story, pieces of the iconic red, white and sapphire-blue stained glass window by Robert Sowers that once greeted travelers in Terminal 8 at New York’s JFK airport are not up for sale. Sad. →

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/History

Preview the new Acropolis Museum at Athens International Airport

05/28/08

The new Acropolis Museum in Athens isn’t expected to open to the public until the end of 2008, but anyone passing through Athens International Airport “Eleftherios Venizelos” can now get a sneak preview of the project. A new exhibition, accessible 24-hours in the public area of the airport, opened earlier this week and includes photos, →

Art
/Museums

Athens International Airport

Dress up at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport

05/21/08

A new exhibit at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport chronicles nearly 50 years of free summer music productions in Austin, Texas and includes photos, costumes, reviews and other items from Zilker Theater Productions. Highlights include props such as bricks made of fabric, pie made of foam, and hats with mouse traps to secretly propel a bird into →

Austin-Bergstrom International Airport

Marty Stuart at Nashville International Airport

05/20/08

Country music icon Marty Stuart is not only a songwriter and musician; it turns out the Mississippi native is also an accomplished photographer. He got his first camera at age 13 while making his bluegrass debut as a rhythm guitarist in Lester Flatt’s band. Beginning June 2nd, you can see 40 of Stuart’s photographs in →

Nashville International Airport

New art exhibit at San Diego International Airport

05/19/08

Some intriguing and colorful work by Mark Richmond is on view through July in the Commuter Terminal at San Diego International Airport. In addition, Richmond’s first public art commission, “Winds of Change,” a 25’ X 9’ 6” digital painting, was installed in Terminal 1. Photo courtesy: San Diego International Airport →

San Diego International Airport

Remember Robert Rauschenberg at Sea-Tac Airport

05/13/08

The art world is mourning the passing of Robert Rauschenberg, who died yesterday at age 82. He’s described in the New York Times as a “painter, photographer, printmaker, choreographer, onstage performer, set designer and, in later years, even a composer” who “defied the traditional idea that an artist stick to one medium or style” Travelers →

Art for Airports: O’Hare Gets New Glass Mural

05/13/08

There’s a new piece of public art at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport. Inspired by the patterns of jet mist across a blue sky, Guy Kemper’s 50-foot long, 12-foot high, “Jet Trails” is made of hand-blown painted glass in soothing shades of blue, green and violet. Kemper designed the mural to be “suggestive of many things →

New exhibit at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport

05/09/08

Next time you’re at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport, take a moment to check out the new exhibit of black and photographs by Rick Williams. Titled Working Hands, the images portray the rugged lives of the cowboy, the rough work of the west Texas oil field hand and the intricacies of the workplace for the high-tech worker →

Austin-Bergstrom International Airport

Hats off to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport

04/23/08

Velma Ruth Boyd (1921-2006) of Longview, Texas had a deep passion for hats and, no doubt, a big closet. Throughout her life she collected more than 300 dress hats, most of which ended up at the George Washington Carver Museum and Cultural Center in Austin, Texas. Through July 1, 2008, a dazzling selection of Ms. →

Austin-Bergstrom International Airport

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