Radiant Fountains

Sculpture by Dennis Oppenheim in Houston, Texas, U.S.

Radiant Fountains

Artist| Dennis Oppenheim
Year| 2010 (2010)
Type| Sculpture
Medium|

* Stainless steel
* LED lighting

Location| Houston, Texas, United States
Coordinates| 29°58′02″N 95°20′12″W﻿ / ﻿29.967288°N 95.336777°W﻿ / 29.967288; -95.336777

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]

## Description and history

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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

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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 one of "two of the most visible pieces are marquee permanent works" in the collection.[13] Houstonia's Michael has also called Radiant Fountains the airport's most prominent public artwork.[14]

## See also

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* List of public art in Houston

## References

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1. ^ "Civic Art Program" (PDF). Houston Arts Alliance. p. 3\. Archived (PDF) from the original on June 3, 2020. Retrieved May 18, 2021.
2. ^ Britt, Douglas (August 26, 2010). "Artist Oppenheim to create splash with light fountains". Houston Chronicle. Hearst Communications. ISSN 1074-7109. Archived from the original on May 9, 2015. Retrieved October 21, 2015.
3. ^ "Art takeoff: Dennis Oppenheim's giant towers take shape at the airport". CultureMap Houston. Archived from the original on 2021-05-19. Retrieved 2021-05-19.
4. ^ "Houston Airports' public art collection marks 20th anniversary". The Tribune. September 10, 2019. Archived from the original on 2021-05-19. Retrieved 2021-05-19.
5. ^ Britt, Douglas (August 2, 2010). "Celebrating artist Dennis Oppenheim's 'Radiant Fountains'". Houston Chronicle. Archived from the original on May 19, 2021. Retrieved May 18, 2021.
6. ^ "La sede de la Fundación Gabarrón en Nueva York exhibe la muestra 'Salutations to the Sky' de Dennis Oppenheim". 20 minutos (in Spanish). December 15, 2011. Archived from the original on May 19, 2021. Retrieved May 18, 2021.
7. ^ "Radiant Fountains". Houston Airport System. Archived from the original on May 19, 2021. Retrieved May 18, 2021.
8. ^ "U.S. artist Dennis Oppenheim dies at 72". CBC Arts. January 25, 2011. Archived from the original on May 19, 2021. Retrieved May 18, 2021.
9. ^ Mason, Brook S. "Brook Mason on the Houston Fine Art Fair, 2011". Artnet. Archived from the original on 2020-09-24. Retrieved 2021-05-19.
10. ^ Museum of Fine Arts, Houston:
* "Dennis Oppenheim: Radiant Fountain". Archived from the original on May 19, 2021. Retrieved May 18, 2021.
* "Dennis Oppenheim: Radiant Fountain". Archived from the original on May 19, 2021. Retrieved May 18, 2021.
* "Dennis Oppenheim: Radiant Fountain". Archived from the original on May 19, 2021. Retrieved May 18, 2021.
11. ^ Glentzer, Molly (2017-06-26). "Art Daybook: The kinetic sculpture that isn't moving". Houston Chronicle. Archived from the original on 2017-10-10. Retrieved 2021-05-19.
12. ^ Lescalleet, Cynthia (December 4, 2012). "Art for the Public Eye". Bespoke Concierge. Archived from the original on May 19, 2021. Retrieved May 18, 2021.
13. ^ "Art Is Everywhere". Houston Museum District. Archived from the original on November 1, 2018. Retrieved May 18, 2021.
14. ^ Hardy, Michael (October 10, 2013). "SLIDESHOW: New IAH Art". Houstonia. ISSN 2327-0926. Archived from the original on May 19, 2021. Retrieved May 18, 2021.

## External links

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* Texas portal
* Visual arts portal

* Radiant Fountains at Dennis Oppenheim Estate

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* Alexander Hodge Memorial
* Atropos Key
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* George H. W. Bush Monument
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* Isolated Mass/Circumflex (Number 2)
* Lillian Schnitzer Fountain
* Monument au Fantôme
* Oliver Twist
* The Orange Show
* Pioneer Memorial
* Points of View
* Radiant Fountains
* Scanlan Fountain
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* Statue of George H. Hermann
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* Gymnast II
* Houston Triptych
* The Large Horse
* Large Standing Woman I
* New Forms
* The Pilgrim
* Quarantania I
* Recuerdo de Machu Picchu 3 (Las terrazas)
* The Sound of Night
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* Untitled (Shapiro, 1990)

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