DRMumbai: Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA), in partnership with the City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs (DCA), has put up two new art installations at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) featuring works by Los Angeles-based artists that reference physical and fantastical landscapes.
“Los Angeles is a dynamic place, and these two artworks, Xing LA: From Altadena to Long Beach and Lost Los Angeles, embody the dual nature of our region—a land of endless imagination, but also of urban reality,” said Sarah Cifarelli, Art Director, LAWA.
“We are proud to feature the work of local artists at LAX, and bring the beauty and thoughtfulness of these creations to engage and delight our guests from around the world.”
BiaGayotto’s three-screen video installation, Xing LA: From Altadena to Long Beach, documents the artist’s three parallel routes of travel— by train, by car, and by foot—from the mountains to the sea. Gayotto’s installation is on view for the public in Terminal 6, Departures Level.
Paige Smith’s site-specific installation, titled Lost Los Angeles, features thousands of handmade gold paper ‘geodes’, creating what looks like an enchanted excavation site glowing with geode growth for passengers to unearth. Lost Los Angeles is on view for ticketed passengers in the Tom Bradley International Terminal, Customs Hallway, Arrivals Level.
