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New Brisbane airport commissions artists

Three major artworks will define Brisbane’s new International Terminal as part of $45M facelift.
15 Jan 2014 12:00
Gina Fairley
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Artist impression based on a work by Sally Gabori, represented by Alcaston Gallery Melbourne.

Brisbane Airport’s International Terminal (BNE) is facing a facelift. Costed at $45million, it’s an extremely expensive piece of plastic surgery; one which has been added to by the commissioning of artists.

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Gina Fairley

Gina Fairley is ArtsHub's National Visual Arts Editor. For a decade she worked as a freelance writer and curator across Southeast Asia and was previously the Regional Contributing Editor for Hong Kong based magazines Asian Art News and World Sculpture News. Prior to writing she worked as an arts manager in America and Australia for 14 years, including the regional gallery, biennale and commercial sectors. She is based in Mittagong, regional NSW. Twitter: @ginafairley Instagram: fairleygina

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