Airport facilities aren't the most thrilling places in the world, but thanks to commissioned art work initiatives, these otherwise bleak travel spaces contain awesome installations.
Around the world, airports now include exhibitions that demonstrate the region's culture or simply add visual interest to highly trafficked terminals. Some, like Singapore's airport, use computer technology to animate the art, while others, like an installation in Los Angeles International Airport, rely on folded paper to create a one-of-a-kind design.
We've scoured the web to share some of the coolest airport art installations below:
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In Keflavík International Airport in Iceland, a stained glass mural decorates the building's sloped roof.
In 2014, London's Heathrow Airport installed a sculpture called "Slipstream" by British artist Richard Wilson. The sculpture, which is suspended 59 feet above the ground in the airport's Terminal 2, mimics a stunt plane's flight path. It weighs 77 tons, and is 256 feet long.
A jellyfish-like installation hangs from the ceiling of Terminal 2 in San Francisco's airport. The sculpture, created by Janet Echelman, features bent steel covered in pink and purple paint and hung below skylights. Travelers see the installation immediately after exiting airport security.
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