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Four major art projects for new KCI terminal revealed (https://www.chiefsplanet.com/BB/showthread.php?t=337826)

Should have just put up a few murals of LJS platter and used the money to buy everyone in Johnson County PornHub premium.

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Originally Posted by Halfcan (Post 15621705)

LMAO
At least you have something to look at after your flight is canceled.

No money for the homeless, but art- hell yeah! This is the kind of pathetic leadership we have in KC.

Aren't the airlines paying for the project?

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Originally Posted by CoMoChief (Post 15621854)

dont care.

just a waste of $$

On time but not sure about the budget claim. The voters approved 1.5 billion for the new airport somehow KCMO thought tacking on an extra billion was aok.

The city won't take care of this one any better than the last. This new greenhouse sure won't last as long as the last.

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Originally Posted by RealSNR (Post 15621861)

Also, I do agree with this.

People don't realize how often their extra tax dollars are spent on beautifying spaces and they don't even realize it. They look at any local public works project and admire having the space or the building or whatever it is, but never want to hear about the "art" price tag that went into that area.

Let's say KCI cut the costs down and didn't put anything up at all to save the $5.3 million. People would bitch. Okay, so what if they just put something up in its place but nothing artsy fartsy and weird? Like... what?

A banner from Party City? People will bitch about how shitty it looks.

A sign that says "Welcome to KCI" or something like that? Unless you put $$$ into the materials and make it look nice, people will still bitch.

How about one of those cost-efficient murals of blown up black-and-white photographs of the Kansas City area? Or panoramic images of the city across the wall? One of those is a lot more expensive than you think, and is actually bordering on the pricetag it would cost for one of those art projects.

How about a good ol' fountain instead of a shitty artist rendering of a fountain? Uh-huh. And fountains aren't expensive at all!

It's one thing if you never wanted a new airport in the first place. But that's not what happened. The new airport is here, and if you're going to dip in and build the damn thing, you need to make it a great ****ing airport. Otherwise, what's the point?

Nobody goes to an airport to look at art. They want to get in and get out. Something the old one was very good at.

I say fill it with slot machines

Money pissed away. 20g and some scholarship cash and the Art Institute would redo it every 6 months and stay local

Finally it won't feel like you're flying into Mogadishu

Traveling is like going to a sporting event. Something about it makes people feel okay dropping cash for overpriced food and drink. Pre-Covid, you were lucky to find an open spot at a bar/restaurant in O'hare or Midway.

I was hoping for some lizard illuminati stuff so we could beat Denver. Also something that would be more garish than Blucifer.

I was fine with the old shitty airport where I could be on the plane, and then one minute later be outside of the terminal.

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Originally Posted by cosmo20002 (Post 15622126)

I was fine with the old shitty airport where I could be on the plane, and then one minute later be outside of the terminal.

Yep. At DEN, it's a good 25 minutes from getting off the plane until you're in your car.

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Originally Posted by cosmo20002 (Post 15622126)

I was fine with the old shitty airport where I could be on the plane, and then one minute later be outside of the terminal.

Yeah, it's pretty easy. But at least now we can have out of towners say stuff like "Wow, this airport has convinced me KC is a first rate city!" and "They had a PF Changs, this is truly amazing!"

Dammit, more walking required