​​​​​​​Phoenix Sky Harbor Rental Car Center

Dangos​​


ARTIST:   Jun Kaneko
DATE:   1991
LOCATION:  Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport Rental Car Center
TYPE:   Sculpture
MATERIALS:   Glazed Ceramics
BUDGET:   $225,000
DISTRICT:   8
ZIP CODE:   ​85034​


Kaneko’s ten kiln-fired ceramic Dangos— each 5'6" tall – were commissioned for a site in Sky Harbor Airport’s Terminal-4 before being relocated to the Rental Car Center. The artist hand-formed and painted the sculptures and their glazed surfaces. “Dango" is the Japanese word for dumpling.​