From: http://www.dfwairport.com/cdp/art/artists/oppenheim2.html

"Crystal Mountain" 2005 by Dennis Oppenheim

LOCATION: North Side Terminal D

DESCRIPTION: (30 feet x 45 feet) A 3-D sculpture located at the north side of Terminal D. This crystal-inspired sculpture is constructed of aluminum metal framing. The sculpture has an arched tunnel through the center large enough for two-way pedestrian circulation.

“The Dallas/Fort Worth Airport International Terminal project is interesting to me because of the innate relationship to movement and human experience of space as it is traversed."

“In a public work I anticipate the atmosphere in which it will be viewed and strive to create a piece which is uncompromising with respect to the sculptural idiom — a work which will attract commentary from my peers and the art community as a whole. As my work is conceptual in nature, I spend a great deal of energy developing ideas that are pertinent to the specific nature of the commission, yet address universal aspects of art as well. The work should be far reaching and not limited, so that it continues to have relevance for the community in years to come. My materials often come from technology, although always with a feeling for the organic and within a human context.”