Detail View: Archivision Base to Module 13: 9/11 Memorial at LAX
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Collection:
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Archivision Base to Module 13
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Preferred Title:
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9/11 Memorial at LAX
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Image View:
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Personal traits of the victims are also included words in the memorial
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Creator:
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Krivanek+Breaux / Art+Design (American public art design firm, established 1990)
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Location:
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site: Los Angeles, California, United States
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Location Note:
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Located in the lower entry court, Theme Building, LAX
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GPS:
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+33.9441-118.4024
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Date:
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Dedicated September 9, 2003 (creation)
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Cultural Context:
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American
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Style Period:
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Twenty-first century
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Work Type 1:
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fountain
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Work Type 2:
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monument
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Work Type 3:
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installation (visual work)
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Classification:
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installation, environmental, stage sets
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Material:
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anodized blue aluminum; stainless steel
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Technique:
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metalworking
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Description:
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This commissioned public artwork commemorates the impact of 9/11, reflecting the tumultuous psychological shift and national dialogue triggered by the attacks. Los Angeles was tragically linked to the terrorist attacks on the United States as three of the four hijacked airplanes were headed to LAX. Within the entry court below the historic Theme Building at LAX an existing fountain was appropriated and altered. Words and phrases are written on a surround of blue aluminum; in the center of the old fountain a reflective, concave stainless steel dish floats on the surface of the water, inscribed on its edge with core American rights and ideals. This surface is in constant flux with the words on the outer ring. Inscribed upon the floating mirrored dish, reflected upward at night, are the collective personal traits of the victims. (Source: Krivanek+Breaux / Art+Design [website]; http://www.krivanek-breaux.com/)
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Collection:
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Archivision Additional Module Ten
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Identifier:
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6A2-US-LA-M-A05
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Rights:
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© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
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