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Life in a fishbowl

Original post made on Jul 16, 2010

The new terminal of San Jose's Mineta Airport is also a unique museum, where artwork almost becomes part of the architecture. It is the home of Mountain View artist Shona Kitchen's latest installation, which incorporates security cameras, display screens, and ... live fish?

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Comments (3)

Posted by Joe
a resident of another community
on Jul 16, 2010 at 9:29 pm

Huh! It hasn't caught my eye yet, and I travel through the airport every other week. But I wouldn't stand around studying "art" at the airport, even if I noticed it. I'm just glad they finally finished the terminal so I don't have to hike a half-marathon to get out.


Posted by Ned
a resident of Old Mountain View
on Jul 17, 2010 at 7:46 am

Price tag? Upkeep cost? Bueller?


Posted by ben
a resident of Monta Loma
on Jul 17, 2010 at 11:50 am

Everyone in government claims to be going GREEN. YOU bet. Then they waste materials on the fancy outside of the airport terminal that looks like a sewer pipe full of junk. The fabrication of the unnecessary complex shaped exterior was a waste of taxpayer’s money in tight times and an environmental waste of valuable materials that took energy to make and resulted in more CO2 being produced in the process.


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