Radiant Fountains
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| Radiant Fountains | |
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| Artist | Dennis Oppenheim |
| Year | 2010 |
| Type | Sculpture |
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| Location | Houston, Texas, United States |
| 29°58′02″N 95°20′12″W / 29.967288°N 95.336777°W | |
Radiant Fountains is a 2010 sculpture by Dennis Oppenheim,[1] installed outside Houston's George Bush Intercontinental Airport, in the U.S. state of Texas.[2][3]
Installed along JFK Boulevard,[4] the work was commissioned by the Houston Arts Alliance.[5][6] It is made of stainless steel and programmed LED lights.[7] CBC Arts described the sculpture as "a spray of acrylic lights",[8] and Artnet's Brook S. Mason called the work "towering brilliant lighting".[9]
The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston's collection has multiple 2010 drawings by Oppenheim called Radiant Fountain.[10]
Reception
Molly Glentzer of the Houston Chronicle called the sculpture "dazzling" and said the "cluster of splash-inspired towers ... has historically been touchy".[11] Bespoke Concierge magazine's Cynthia Lescalleet said Radiant Fountains is "eye-popping".[12] Tommy Gregory, who serves as public art program curator for the Houston Airport System, has said Radiant Fountains is a "marquee permanent work" of the collection.[13] Houstonia's Michael has also called Radiant Fountains the airport's most prominent public artwork.[14]
