Chicago's Cloud Gate - "The Bean"
Cloud Gate is British artist Anish Kapoor's first public outdoor work installed in the United States.
The 110-ton elliptical sculpture is forged of a seamless series of 168 stainless steel plates welded together, its highly polished exterior has no visible seams, which reflect Chicago’s famous skyline and the clouds above. A 12-foot-high arch provides a "gate" to the concave chamber beneath the sculpture, inviting visitors to touch its mirror-like surface and see their image reflected back from a variety of perspectives. The Bean because of its shape, measures 33 by 66 by 42 feet (10 by 20 by 13 m).
many iconic photos of this sculpture are available; it's probably the most photographed item in Chicago. This was from my visit in 2012
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Chicago's Cloud Gate - "The Bean"
Cloud Gate is British artist Anish Kapoor's first public outdoor work installed in the United States.
The 110-ton elliptical sculpture is forged of a seamless series of 168 stainless steel plates welded together, its highly polished exterior has no visible seams, which reflect Chicago’s famous skyline and the clouds above. A 12-foot-high arch provides a "gate" to the concave chamber beneath the sculpture, inviting visitors to touch its mirror-like surface and see their image reflected back from a variety of perspectives. The Bean because of its shape, measures 33 by 66 by 42 feet (10 by 20 by 13 m).
many iconic photos of this sculpture are available; it's probably the most photographed item in Chicago. This was from my visit in 2012
212c 6 - DSC_6113 - jpeg-ps