18 Art Installations Yield a Strong Sense of Place

Omni Boston Hotel at the Seaport

The details: Dallas-based Waldrop + Nichols Studio tapped Riggs Art Consultants to imbue Omni Boston Hotel at the Seaport with artistic cultural touchpoints. In the lobby, a collection of 29 black and white images by different photographers showcases a behind-the-scenes look at various stages of performance in Boston’s historic venues. Punctuating the space inside Mediterranean fusion restaurant Kestra, photographs by Neal Grundy (shown)feature swaths of colorful fabric captured using a freeze motion technique that makes them appear as if they were mid-dance. And in the open-concept lobby bar Crescendo, a golden wall offers a glimpse at sheet music from Beethoven’s Fifth, the first piece of music played by the Boston Symphony Orchestra. “Many of the artworks support the fluidity of the building with its large open flowing spaces, while others provide a connection to the innovation of the Seaport district,” says Waldrop + Nichols Studio president Andrea Waldrop.