Travelers through Indianapolis International Airport have a 60-second view of the new video wall of 15 high definition LED screens designed to show short clips of art and advertising.
The $300,000 screen, provided by electronics manufacturer Sharp and marketing agency Clear Channel Airport, was installed over the weekend.
The advertising and art videos are timed to fit the one-minute ride from the third-floor Civic Plaza to the baggage claim on ground level.
The main art video for the next six months will be "Perm Press: The American Cycle" by Indianapolis artist Artur Silva, weaving together images from American and Hoosier history, including the Indiana State Fair Ferris wheel.
Plans announced several months ago to install the video wall kicked up complaints in the Indianapolis art community because the screens replace an iconic, traditional painting and sculpture artwork that has been in the space for three years. When airport officials and artist James Wille Faust couldn't agree on another location in the city for his work, "Chrysalis," it was placed in storage.
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