CHICAGO, Feb. 27, 2015
/PRNewswire/ -- If you're stuck at an airport due to cancellation,
delay or long layover, the travel experts at The GO Group point out
that many airports are home to significant works of art, and
seeking them out is a worthwhile way to pass the
time. Among the exhibits they recommend are the
following:
The Denver International Airport (DEN) was one of the first to
bring art into its public spaces. It was ranked "Best U.S.
Airport for Art" by USA Today in
2013 with some 30 temporary and permanent exhibits of sculptures,
murals and installations. These include: America, Why I Love Her
Jeppesen Terminal and Beaded Circle Crossing at B Gates. If
you are traveling to or from DEN, you won't be able to miss the
iconic – and some say controversial - "Blue Mustang," a 32-foot,
9,000-pound, fiberglass sculpture of a rearing horse by artist
Luis Jimenez located along Pena
Boulevard, the main road to the airport.
San Francisco International Airport (SFO) offers "Joseff of
Hollywood: Jeweler to the Stars,"
on Level 3 of departures (Pre-Security)
in the Main Hall of SFO's International Terminal, and runs
through July 2015. This exhibition
features pieces worn by some of the world's most glamorous
silver-screen icons, from snake jewelry worn by Rita Hayworth and Elizabeth Taylor, to earrings worn by
Marilyn Monroe and Grace Kelly.
Miami International Airport offers art experiences throughout
the airport featuring galleries and exhibits including one titled
"Ghost Palms" by artist Norie Sato. Situated in international
baggage claim along a 300-foot-long glass wall, the work takes its
inspiration from the palm trees that populate the Miami-Dade County landscape. The airport also
offers "Outsider Art: Selections from the NAEMI Art Collection" in
the South Terminal International Greeters Lobby, 3rd floor; the
newly opened MIA Flower Fence, 2011, by artist Roberto Juarez in the North Terminal as well as
a Children's Gallery.
Travelers approaching the center of Midway Airport's new
passenger terminal will view Rara Avis, an epic suspended sculpture
which visitors will see as a "monumental image of a cardinal" which
reveals itself to be composed of over 1800 small aircraft. The work
is by sculptor Ralph Helmick, who
finds inspiration in airport spaces.
Another of Helmick's work, "Impulse' is a three-dimensional flip
book, encompassing a series of six sculptures that morph in an
evolving sequence of flight-related forms. It can be seen at
the Philadelphia International Airport. The airport offers numerous
art exhibits throughout the building in most terminals. Check the
website for current exhibitions.
The GO Group serves all the airports in the cities above. For a
complete list, visit the website at www.GoAirportShuttle.com.
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