St. Louis Lambert International Airport

New Sculpture at Lambert Airport

First major art donation received under the Airport's new Art & Culture Project, which was launched in 2010.

August 1, 2011 | 2 min reading time

This article is 14 years old. It was published on August 1, 2011.

The City of St. Louis and Lambert-St. Louis International Airport officially dedicated an original sculpture last month by internationally recognized Mexican artist Leonardo Nierman entitled "Sensacion de Vuelo" (Flying Sensation). The sculpture was a gift to St. Louis on behalf of the people of Mexico. The 10-ft. high polished steel work of art was installed just west of Terminal 2 on the lawn near the International Arrival Lobby at Lambert.

 Flying Sensation (Sensacion de Vuelo)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The sculpture was dedicated by Mayor Francis G. Slay; Mexico's Under Secretary of Foreign Relations, Ambassador Julian Ventura; the Director of Lambert-St. Louis International Airport, Rhonda Hamm-Niebruegge; the Consul of Mexico, Jacob Prado; St. Louis County Executive Charlie Dooley; and Leonardo Nierman.

Ribbon cutting for new sculpture at Lambert Airport.

The dedication ended with a ribbon cutting near the sculpture of intertwined steel ribbons that point to the sky.

 

 

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