
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. Photo: Nicholas Knight, Courtesy of the artist; LaGuardia Gateway Partners; Public Art Fund, NY; © Sarah Sze
空港で過ごす時間が驚きと期待に変わるとすればどうだろう。そういう意味で、ラガーディア空港のアートプロジェクトは新たな視覚的環境の提供を試みた。同空港はマンハッタンから13キロのクイーンズ区に位置するニューヨーク主要3空港の一つ。ニューヨークとアメリカ全土を結ぶ空の玄関口である。21世紀の旅にふさわしい空港へと改修を進めており、このうち大々的なリニューアルを経てオープンしたターミナルBは、出発・到着ホールを中心とするアートプロジェクトで変化を図った。

Jeppe Hein, ‘All Your Wishes,’ 2020 [benches], Powder coated aluminum. Commissioned by LaGuardia Gateway Partners in partnership with Public Art Fund for LaGuardia Airport’s Terminal B. Photo: Nicholas Knight, Courtesy of the artist; LaGuardia Gateway Partners; Public Art Fund, NY; 303 GALLERY, NY; KÖNIG GALERIE, Berlin; Galleri Nicolai Wallner, Copenhagen.
この空港再開発事業を手掛けるラガーディア・ゲートウェイ・パートナーズ(LaGuardia Gateway Partners)と組んでアート作品のコミッションを担当したのは、ニューヨークの非営利財団パブリック・アート・ファンド(Public Art Fund)だ。これまで世界的なアーティストと協業し、ニューヨークのセントラルパークやモイニハン・トレイン・ホールなどさまざまなパブリックスペースに作品を展示してきたこれら4人のアーティストに、今回はニューヨークでの個人的な体験を作品に落とし込むようリクエストした。彼らの作品に通底するのは、重力から解き放たれたかのような「存在の軽さ(lightness of being)」だ。旅行への期待感を盛り上げるのにこれ以上のコンセプトがあろうか。

Jeppe Hein, ‘All Your Wishes,’ 2020 [benches], Powder coated aluminum. Commissioned by LaGuardia Gateway Partners in partnership with Public Art Fund for LaGuardia Airport’s Terminal B. Photo: Nicholas Knight, Courtesy of the artist; LaGuardia Gateway Partners; Public Art Fund, NY; 303 GALLERY, NY; KÖNIG GALERIE, Berlin; Galleri Nicolai Wallner, Copenhagen.

Jeppe Hein, ‘All Your Wishes,’ 2020 [benches], Powder coated aluminum. Commissioned by LaGuardia Gateway Partners in partnership with Public Art Fund for LaGuardia Airport’s Terminal B. Photo: Nicholas Knight, Courtesy of the artist; LaGuardia Gateway Partners; Public Art Fund, NY; 303 GALLERY, NY; KÖNIG GALERIE, Berlin; Galleri Nicolai Wallner, Copenhagen.

Laura Owens, ‘I [pizza emoji] 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. Photo: Tom Powel Imaging, Courtesy of the artist; Gavin Brown’s Enterprise, New York, Rome; Sadie Coles HQ, London; and Galerie Gisela Capitan, Cologne.


Laura Owens, ‘I [pizza emoji] 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. Photo: Tom Powel Imaging, Courtesy of the artist; Gavin Brown’s Enterprise, New York, Rome; Sadie Coles HQ, London; and Galerie Gisela Capitan, Cologne.

Sabine Hornig, ‘La Guardia Vistas,’ 2020, Latex ink and vinyl mounted on glass. Commissioned by LaGuardia Gateway Partners in partnership with Public Art Fund for LaGuardia Airport’s Terminal B. Photo: 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, ‘La Guardia Vistas,’ 2020, Latex ink and vinyl mounted on glass. Commissioned by LaGuardia Gateway Partners in partnership with Public Art Fund for LaGuardia Airport’s Terminal B. Photo: 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

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


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

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