More Public Art Flies Into LAX

November 21, 2009 on 4:49 pm | In Airlines, California, Los Angeles, Webbandstand | Comments Off


Shop with your points and miles at Points.com Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA), in partnership with the City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs, has announced the opening of two exhibits by Los Angeles-based artist teams at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX).

On display in Terminal 3 in the Baggage Claim area, the art installations were designed to engage travelers in a dialogue about Los Angeles and the city’s diverse experiences.

The exhibits are free and on display through February 14, 2010. “CrissCross,” an 80-foot long wall painting installation by Mara Lonner and Kim Schoenstadt, was developed based on the history of the airport’s plant life and architecture.

The artists incorporated elements found at LAX, such as the control towers, lights and a native plant called California Buckwheat to illustrate the airport as an environment of interconnected places and experiences. “OutCast II,” a piece developed by former Watts Towers Center Director John Outterbridge, employs an array of beautiful compositions of hand-tied, multi-colored rags collected from LA’s Garment District. The artists use the symbolism of rags as a reflection of social dilemmas. The Art Exhibits Program at LAX and LA/Ontario International Airport (ONT) were designed to emphasize the cultural experience that make Los Angeles unique and interesting.

Exhibits are on display in Terminals 1, 2, 3 and Tom Bradley International Terminal at LAX, and Terminals 2 and 4 at LA/Ontario.

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