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Fresh art at Portland International Airport

09/03/12

Oregon’s Portland International Airport is showcasing work from artist Marshall Roemen in the north ticket lobby. Roemen’s site-specific installation is inspired by American author Flannery O’Connor, particularly her collection of short-stories entitled, Everything That Rises Must Converge, which she was working on at the time of her death. Here’s a link to more images from →

Fresh Art at Miami International Airport

08/25/12

A new exhibit at Miami International Airport (MIA) titled Natural Curiosities features the work of five Miami artists and illustrates both the microscopic and grand wonders of nature. Jennifer Basile, Regina Jestrow, Carrie Sieh, Gerry Stecca and Liza Sylvestre utilize plywood, fabric, copper wire, watercolors and even clothespins to demonstrate the dynamic creativity of nature. Basile’s →

Sculpture at Dulles Airport promotes peace and tolerance

08/17/12

The world could use a bit more peace and tolerance and that’s the theme of a sculpture by DC-based artist Anil Revri recently installed at Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) in Concourse A/B. Wall for Peace is 7 feet long, 6 ½ feet high and features a four-sided LED screen that displays English translations of →

Hand-sewn, life-size furniture at Philadelphia Int’l Airport

08/11/12

Philadelphia artist Kay Healy is known for her hand-drawn, hand-sewn, stuffed fabric cutouts of life-size home furnishings. For the past year she’s been holding community sewing days so that others could help make the hand-sewn elements for Coming Home, a 30-foot long installation of 4 rooms – a kitchen, bathroom, dining room, and living room →

Paintings of currency & postage stamps at John Wayne Airport

08/08/12

75 paintings of currency and postage stamps by pop artist Robert Dowd (1936-1995), on loan from a private collector, are on display through mid-January 2013 at John Wayne Airport in Orange County, California. You can see more images from the exhibit here. From the airport notes about the exhibit: Dowd became interested in art in →

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“Art of Science” photos at O’Hare Int’l Airport

07/26/12

Scientists, it turns out, are an arty bunch. A new exhibit at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport shows us that “in the pursuit of better batteries, cures for diseases, clean energy sources or a better understanding of the world around us, scientists often find unexpected beauty.” You can see some of that unexpected beauty in the →

World’s largest kinetic sculpture at Singapore’s Changi Airport

07/05/12

Singapore’s Changi Airport has unveiled which the airport claims is the world’s largest kinetic art sculpture. “Kinetic Rain,” is in the renovated Terminal 1 Departure Check-in Hall and has multiple patterns including turbulence, a hot air balloon and an airplane. The 16 programmed shapes also include a kite, a dragon and a flock of birds. →

Sleeping beauties: fresh art at SFO Airport

07/03/12

Next time you’re at the airport look around at all the sleepy people who would probably give anything for a place to rest their heads. Too bad they can’t open the exhibit cases in the new Sleeping Beauties exhibit at San Francisco International Airport featuring headrests from around the world. “People all over the world →

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Beaded Volkswagen rolls into Denver Airport

05/23/12

Wow! Look what rolled into Denver International Airport. “Vochol Art on Wheels” is a Volkswagen Beetle covered in the traditional bead-work of the Huichol, an indigenous culture from Mexico. Eight Huichol artisans covered this car in more than two million glass beads. The exhibit will be on display in the Jeppesen Terminal at Denver International →

Art, fashion and coffee at Helsinki Airport

05/20/12

Art, fashion and coffee at Helsinki Airport →

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