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JEPPE HEIN

JEPPE HEIN

All Your Wishes, 2020

Installation of 70 Mirror Balloons (PVD coated stainless steel) and 3 Modified Social Benches (powder coated aluminum).
Commissioned by LaGuardia Gateway Partners in partnership with Public Art Fund

Photo: Nicholas Knight, Courtesy of the artist; LaGuardia Gateway Partners; Public Art Fund, NY; 303 GALLERY, NY; K NIG GALERIE, Berlin; Galleri Nicolai Wallner, Copenhagen.

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Dozens of colorful and reflective balloon-shaped steel sculptures by artist Jeppe Hein are distributed throughout Terminal B, as if released into the air and allowed to float to the ceiling in defiance of gravity.

At floor level, Hein’s witty and whimsical bench sculptures reinvent a familiar form of public seating, turning a functional object into a lyrical and evocative work of art.

Three bright red benches curve, loop, and twist to form an irresistible invitation to spontaneous expression and social connection. Providing for a moment of respite to countless travelers, Hein’s benches offer new perspectives on ourselves, each other, and the spaces we have in common.

Dispersed around every corner like a fairytale breadcrumb trail, Hein’s brilliantly playful balloons invite viewers to look skyward and embrace their sense of wonder. For more information about Jeppe Hein,
please visit www.jeppehein.net

SABINE

SABINE HORNIG

La Guardia Vistas, 2020

Latex ink and vinyl mounted on glass.
Commissioned by LaGuardia Gateway Partners in partnership with Public Art Fund.

Photos: Nicholas Knight. Courtesy of the artist; LaGuardia Gateway Partners; Public Art Fund, NY; Tanya Bonakdar Gallery, New York / Los Angeles. Sabine Hornig and VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn Germany

Sabine Hornig’s transparent photo-collage fills an expansive glass façade, allowing sunlight to immerse visitors in a kaleidoscopic wash of color, image, and text as they move through the Connector.

The composition merges over 1100 photographs of New York City into a pair of interlocking cityscapes. The title refers to Fiorello La Guardia, founder of the airport and NYC Mayor from 1934 to 1945.

Hornig has included quotes from and about La Guardia, reminding us of the power of visionary leadership to shape our shared environment.

For more information about Sabine Hornig, please visit www.sabine-hornig.de

OWENS

LAURA OWENS

I NY, 2020

Handmade glazed ceramic tiles and grout.

Commissioned by LaGuardia Gateway Partners in partnership with Public Art Fund for LaGuardia Airport’s Terminal B

Photos: Tom Powel Imaging. Courtesy of the artist; Gavin Brown’s Enterprise, New York, Rome; Sadie Coles HQ, London; and Galerie Gisela Capitan, Cologne

SZE

Laura Owens’ tiled mosaic mural, spanning two levels, considers every curve, corner, and plane of the airport’s largest interior wall.

Iconic images evoke the potential NYC conjures in the public imagination.

The mosaic’s dynamic composition changes with the viewer’s point of view, as images recognizable from afar become gridded abstractions when seen up close, dissolving into impressionistic colors and out-of-focus glimpses of our imagined city.

Representing historic public artworks, treasured landmarks, popular snacks, and everyday sights, the mural also includes many symbols of the expansive transit network connecting them all. For more information about Laura Owens, please visit www.owenslaura.com

SARAH SZE

Shorter than the Day, 2020

Powder coated aluminum and steel

Commissioned by LaGuardia Gateway Partners in partnership with Public Art Fund for LaGuardia Airport’s Terminal B

Photos: Nicholas Knight, Courtesy of the artist; LaGuardia Gateway Partners; Public Art Fund, NY; Sarah Sze

Sara Sze’s monumental sculpture evokes the passage of time through an intricate constellation of photographs.

Hundreds of images capture a snapshot of the sky above NYC over the course of a single day, charting a journey from dawn to midnight.

Like the Earth, Sze’s globe is fragile and gradually reveals more of itself as we circle it.

Shorter Than the Day is a meditation on permanence and transience that embodies the essence of the Emily Dickinson poem for which it is named.

Sze gives form to the idea expressed in the poem’s powerful line:
“We passed the Setting Sun
Or rather — He passed us.”
For more information about Sarah Sze,
please visit www.sarahsze.com

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Art at Terminal B

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JEPPE HEIN

All Your Wishes, 2020

SABINE HORNIG

La Guardia Vistas, 2020

LAURA OWENS

I NY, 2020

SARAH SZE

Shorter than the Day, 2020

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Shorter than the Day, 2020

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