The Gov says the “Monument with Standing Beast” will be moved to the “new” State Office Building. Phew. Problem solved! Not so fast. What about the other 150+ art works inside the building? What happens to them? Did you know they are there? How about this: As opposed to Dubuffet’s Continue Reading
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The Sculpture at the End of the Fire
The Great Chicago Fire finally burned itself out on October 10, 1871. The exact northern end point of the fire is a matter of conjecture. Most detailed maps show it stopped at just about the spot where the Peggy Notebaert Museum is today. If you’ve been on any of my Continue Reading
Chicago’s Lost, Altered and Disfigured Public Art, #1
Chicago has an astonishing collection of public art, numbering in the thousands. Stories about our public art objects abound. About some objects and artists little is known. For yet others, the prevailing stories are simply wrong. When we start telling the stories of our public art, the conversation inevitably turns Continue Reading