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Cloud Gate is a public sculpture by Indian -born British artist Anish Kapoor, that is the centerpiece of Grainger Plaza at Millennium Park in the Loop community area of Chicago, Illinois. The sculpture and Grainger Plaza are located on top of Park Grill, between the Chase Promenade and McCormick Tribune Plaza & Ice Rink.
Dec 31, 2018 · A rendering of the inside of “Cloud Gate.” Credit: Chicago Public Library Dec. 17, 2002: The omphalos, or navel, of Cloud Gate. You can see it when you walk under the Bean and look at the highest point of the “ceiling.”
The critical labeling of Cloud Gate as “The Electric Kidney Bean” served as genesis for the Chicago Bean, the moniker that has stuck, pulling Kapoor’s highest aspirations—some 80% of Cloud Gate reflects the Chicago sky—back down to earth for its millions of casual admirers.
Sep 17, 2015 · July 16, 2004: Cloud Gate is complete and temporarily open to the public here, though the welded edges of the steel plates are still visible. Later the steel plates had their edges grinded down...
The Bean is a work of public art in the heart of Chicago. The sculpture, which is officially titled Cloud Gate, is one of the world’s largest permanent outdoor art installations. The monumental work was unveiled in 2004 and quickly became of the Chicago’s most iconic sights.
Aug 29, 2018 · Anish Kapoor made “Cloud Gate”, a giant bean-shaped mirror in Chicago. Visitors play with the light in the city and its surroundings, where our future lays.
Cloud Gate was created by using computer technology to cut 168 massive stainless-steel plates into precise shapes which were then pieced together like a puzzle and welded shut. Once fully assembled, the 12-foot-high central arch provided a “gate” to the concave chamber on the underside of the sculpture prompting Kapoor to formally name the ...
