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A princely sum awarded for modern art in the new Kansas City airport was politely ignored by mainstream journalist hacks this week.
To wit . . .
THE MOLTEN SWING SCULPTURE BY KOREAN-AMERICAN ARTIST SOO SUNNY PARK GARNERED AN EPIC PRICE TAG OF $675K PASSED BY COUNCIL THIS WEEK!!!
Actually, that s a discount considering the sculpture was budgeted at $700K.
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Artist Soo Sunny Park uses light as a sculptural material, working with stainless steel chain-link fencing, as well as dichroic glass. She described her proposal, Molten Swing, as paying homage to jazz pianist and bandleader Benny Moten who in his short life helped Kansas City jazz transform American music.
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The retail node inside the new terminal at Kansas City International Airport will house restaurants and shops as well as artwork including a $1.2 million fountain-inspired sculpture.
Nick Cave, best known for his Soundsuits that combine fashion and sculpture, is one of the artists selected for a public art commission at the new KCI.
The Municipal Art Commission on Friday approved the first four artworks for the largest public art project in Kansas City history at the new Kansas City International Airport. The City Council will make the final endorsement at a later date.
Work is at a halfway point to replace KCI s three-terminal complex with a single, $1.5 billion terminal and parking garage scheduled to open in 2023. The city s one percent for art program calls for 1% of public construction costs to be set aside for public art.
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