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(Neon) sign of trouble at Atlanta airport?

08/26/08
Sure airports need to find new ways to boost income; but please don’t take down the art. According to this article in the Atlanta-Journal Constitution by Moni Basu, officials at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport (ATL) are considering taking down an iconic piece of the airport’s eclectic art collection to make room for advertising. (Source: the artist’s […]

NEW ART EXHIBITIONS AT LAX

08/22/08
Three new exhibitions at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) are all about the city’s natural and urban geographies. “Oceano Romantico” was curated by Giorgio Carlevaro and features work by 20 local artists charged with relating how the ocean’s energy “drives their desire to capture its eternal, yet ephemeral beauty.” Look for these pieces in Terminal […]

Surf’s Up at John Wayne Airport (JWA)

08/15/08
An exhibit about southern California surfing history has rolled into John Wayne Airport (SNA) in Santa Ana, California. Titled, “California’s Orange Coast: 42 Miles of Tradition and Lore,” and sponsored by the Surfing Heritage Foundation, the exhibit uses maps, artifacts and photographs to explore the role surfing has played in Orange County over the past […]

Dinosaurs invade Toronto Pearson International Airport

08/08/08
From now until 2012, travelers passing through the Terminal 1 international arrivals area at Toronto’s Pearson International Airport will see a large Allosaurus bearing down on an Othnielia that has tripped to the ground. Don’t be scared. The dinosaurs are on loan from the Royal Ontario Museum (ROM), which has lots more dinosaurs on display. […]

New exhibit at Sacramento International Airport

08/05/08
Breweries, coffee grinders, drugstores and grocery stores were among the businesses that flourished in Sacramento, California during the post-Gold Rush era. Now travelers can see an intriguing exhibit of fruit labels, store displays, advertising materials and other artifacts from that time at the Sacramento International Airport , (SMF). The items are from the Sacramento Archives […]
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