PHL Airport Looking to Buy Art

[AstroLounge]

Whatever's for sale at Wal-Mart.

How true it is! But they just LUV what they do

 

[flygirl74]

How about one of those mounted fish that start singing when you walk by it....or the singing deer head (I think he was a six pointer)saw it at the big box store!!

 

[bofie]

Who's up for a publicity stunt??

We could get some Velvet Elvis art, and some Big Eyed Kittens and offer to donate them to the City. Call a press conference, the whole deal.

Great way for IAM, CWA, AFA & FFOCUS to draw attention. It would embarass the heck out of the City as well as point out the blatant favoritism towards the Turd Brown Bus.

I love the idea, but feel forced to remind everyone that a city like philly, with John Street as mayor,may not be capable of embarrassment

 

[Twicebaked]

http://www.philly.com/mld/philly/business/13398229.htm
They can't be bothered to freaking clean the floors in Terminals B or C, but the WN terminals get bought some art. We all know where that damn airport's priorities are. Good thing they don't play favorites or anything. :down:

Have you seen the LUV terminal???? It is worse than B or C. No amount of Art will help it.

 

[EyeInTheSky]

Here's some famous art that PHL can use. This painting is on the "black market" right now. The Scream was stolen from a Oslo, Norway gallery in August 2004. I find it amazing that a painting from 1894 can be so real in today's world...

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[ClueByFour]

I love the idea, but feel forced to remind everyone that a city like philly, with John Street as mayor,may not be capable of embarrassment

True. It's also worth note that the former mayor (Fast Eddie) is now running the state, which was boned at both ends by US. Perhaps that might have something to do with PHL's indifference.

 

[bofie]

Here's some famous art that PHL can use. This painting is on the "black market" right now. The Scream was stolen from a Oslo, Norway gallery in August 2004. I find it amazing that a painting from 1894 can be so real in today's world...

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amazing, i never saw the wn jet till now. great art keeps giving new insights

 

[jimntx]

And kittens with big eyes.

I can't believe that none of you has thought of the "Dogs Playing Poker." Now that there's some real art!

 

[PHLfa88]

Can anyone find an email address for the airport authority so we can send our 3 cents worth? :down:

 

[EyeInTheSky]

I can't believe that none of you has thought of the "Dogs Playing Poker." Now that there's some real art!

Not just "Dogs Playing Poker" but on a velvet canvas! That would be appreciated by the PHL crowd.

 

[Prince of PAWOBs]

They need to buy more land for taxiways and runways, or maybe some new carpets, paint and furniture.

Maybe they meant they were buying ART, meaning Watertown, New York. Not that it would help with the lack of space in PHL...... :blink:

 

[sfb]

http://www.philly.com/mld/philly/business/13398229.htm
They can't be bothered to freaking clean the floors in Terminals B or C, but the WN terminals get bought some art. We all know where that damn airport's priorities are. Good thing they don't play favorites or anything. :down:

I hate to rain on everyone's complaint-fest, but the airport has spent a ton of money in the last ten years on projects which benefit US Airways -- the combined B/C Terminal ($135 million), Terminal A-West ($550 million), Terminal F ($100 million), and the new commuter runway ($221 million).

The money for the art comes from the budget to combine the D & E Terminals and add the rotunda at the end of the E Concourse; consider the fact that Southwest will end up paying for the art installations through its terminal rents.

 

[bofie]

Not just "Dogs Playing Poker" but on a velvet canvas! That would be appreciated by the PHL crowd.

AHEM!

The PHL crowd in general is civilized and sophisticated. The WN crowd are the rubes.

 

[USstew23]

Here's some famous art that PHL can use. This painting is on the "black market" right now. The Scream was stolen from a Oslo, Norway gallery in August 2004. I find it amazing that a painting from 1894 can be so real in today's world...

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This is how I feel when I try to commute on Friday night!!

 

[PHLfa88]

SFB: And how much of that did US pay for? The city DID NOT pay for all of it!!