MAJOR ARTWORK FOR SYDNEY AIRPORT

render of Archie Moore’s United Neytions

Sydney Airport and the Museum of Contemporary Art (MCA) have partnered to extend Sydney’s arts culture to the airport in a unique and exciting collaboration.

Following the August announcement of a new artwork commission for the airport, Kamilaroi artist Archie Moore has been chosen to realise a contemporary installation for the Marketplace at the airport’s T1 International terminal.

United Neytions is a highly significant work that will give a strong sense of place in its location. Its 28 large flags will hang from the dramatic 17-metre high ceiling of the Marketplace, with the distinctive graphic designs reflecting the diversity of Aboriginal cultures in Australia.

MCA Director Elizabeth Ann Macgregor OBE said Mr Moore’s United Neytions was chosen from an outstanding group of proposals.

“I congratulate Sydney Airport on the choice of Kamilaroi artist Archie Moore – one of our nation’s most important contemporary artists – for this important commission. Archie Moore has approached this exciting opportunity with great flair and his visually striking installation will no doubt intrigue, engage and capture the imagination of the millions of passengers passing through the airport’s International terminal every year,” Ms Macgregor said.

More than 42 million passengers travel through Sydney Airport annually, with about 15 million of those travelling through the T1 International Terminal. The installation will be completed and unveiled in 2018.