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\n\tThe seven monumental works are being presented under the banner \u201cWe Travel Under One Sky,\u201d part of the terminal\u2019s larger public art program, which is being organized by Culture Corps.<\/p>\n
\n\tSeveral of the works focus on New York\u2019s histories of migration, including Shonibare\u2019s installation of hand-painted Dutch wax batik kites, titled Kites for Queens; Savdie\u2019s mosaic Egregoros, which alludes to Old Master paintings of voyages; and Curtiss\u2019s mosaic of oversize hands.<\/p>\n
\n\tB\u00e1ez\u2019s mural Blue Calaibi\u2013Yao Muzidi (or on alternate means of navigation) will overlay sea flora and swimming figures over various historic maps of the city, while Akashi\u2019s 18-foot Migration of Flora will feature native flowers rising from a bronze hand.<\/p>\n
\n\tOthello\u2019s sculptures, collectively titled The City That Never Sleeps, will be installed atop the baggage claim carousels and will feature ceramics of watches, pay phones, and street lamps. Saraceno\u2019s Cloud Cities New York\u00a0will be a suspended sculpture that changes throughout the course of the day depending on the light.<\/p>\n
\n\tIn a statement, Rick Cotton, the executive director of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, which manages JFK, said, \u201cPublic art that is inspiring and evocative of our region is an essential part of the Port Authority\u2019s strategy to create world-class airports that are becoming destinations in their own right. Riveting public art will anchor an expansive cultural program that will also include immersive digital experiences, engaging filmmaking and distinctive branding that will create a uniquely New York sense of place.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\tThe forthcoming Terminal One broke ground in 2022 and the first portion of the renovation will open in 2026, during which time the terminal\u2019s headhouse and 14 gates will open. The terminal is set to be completed in 2030; when it is finished it will have 23 gates, 2.6 million square feet, and serve some 23 million passengers annually.<\/p>\n
\n\tThe new Terminal One is part of a larger $19 billion transformation of JFK that includes a $400 million expansion of Terminal 8 by American Airlines (completed in 2020), a $1.5 billion expansion of Terminal 4 by Delta Air Lines (nearly completed), and the construction of a $4.2 billion Terminal 6 to connect it with Terminal 5, which broke ground in 2023.<\/p>\n
\n\t\u201cThese remarkable artists, filmmakers and digital designers will infuse JFK\u2019s New Terminal One with the energy, diversity, and creativity that define our region,\u201d Port Authority chairman Kevin O\u2019Toole said in a statement. \u201cTheir work reflects the Port Authority\u2019s commitment to reimagining the entire airport experience across our region\u2014transforming our airports into world-class gateways that embody the very best of New York and New Jersey.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Seven artists will create new commissions for the forthcoming $9.5 billion Terminal One at New York\u2019s John F.…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":105785,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[437,434,435,436,438,146,69420,85,46,69421,69422,17477],"class_list":["post-105784","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-arts-and-design","tag-arts","tag-arts-and-design","tag-artsanddesign","tag-artsdesign","tag-design","tag-entertainment","tag-firelei-bu00e1ez","tag-il","tag-israel","tag-john-f-kennedy-airport","tag-kelly-akashi","tag-yinka-shonibare"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/105784","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=105784"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/105784\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/105785"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=105784"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=105784"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=105784"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}