"A brief survey of friends' recent experiences flying through JFK include a public-transit nightmare trying to get there, a five-hour delay spent disassociating on a bench because nearby shops were closed or under construction, and a tale of lost luggage. Would a hanging art installation of clouds in dichroic plexiglass have helped in any of these situations? No, but one will be coming to JFK's Terminal One anyway."
"(Artists were put forward by Yvonne Force Villareal and Doreen Remen of Culture Corps - two curators with downtown chops and experience in huge public projects.) The clouds, which will hang past the security gates, are by Tomás Saraceno, an Argentine who builds abstractions of clouds and spiderwebs. In an entry hall, kites overhead, frozen mid-swoop, are by Yinka Shonibare, a Nigerian Brit who works in batik as a prod at colonialism."
Travelers reported public-transit nightmares, five-hour delays with closed or under-construction shops, and lost luggage at JFK. Terminal One will open the first phase of a $9.5 billion upgrade next summer, creating a 2.6 million-square-foot single terminal slated to be the country's largest. The project is promoted as "the hottest new cultural destination in New York City." Blue-chip artworks will be installed throughout: hanging dichroic-plexiglass clouds by Tomás Saraceno, batik kites by Yinka Shonibare, and a massive bronze hand by Kelly Akashi. Wall-size LED screens will display short silent films by local filmmakers depicting Queens life.
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