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Constructed between 2004 and 2006, the sculpture is nicknamed "The Bean" because of its shape, a name Kapoor later grew fond of. [1] Made up of 168 stainless steel plates welded together, its reflective and highly polished exterior has no visible seams. It measures 33 by 66 by 42 feet (10 by 20 by 13 m), and weighs 110 short tons (100 t; 98 ...
The bean-shaped sculpture by artist Anish Kapoor is formally known as “Cloud Gate” and weighs 110 tons (99.8 metric tons). It’s a busy tourist hub near Michigan Avenue, particularly for ...
Chicago’s iconic mirrored Bean sculpture is expected to fully reopen to visitors by the end of June after almost a year of limited access, city officials revealed Thursday. Grainger Plaza, the ...
A long-awaited 48ft, 40-tonne bean sculpture by Sir Anish Kapoor has been completed in New York City. Installed in collaboration with Herzog & de Meuron, the reflective artwork appears to be ...
Sir Anish Mikhail Kapoor CBE RA (born 12 March 1954) is a British-Indian [2] sculptor specializing in installation art and conceptual art. Born in Mumbai, [3] [4] Kapoor attended the elite all-boys Indian boarding school The Doon School, before moving to the United Kingdom to begin his art training at Hornsey College of Art and, later, Chelsea School of Art and Design.
The sculpture was completed in England and transported to its current location, The Brown Foundation, Inc. Plaza, on March 27, 2018. [4] Some locals have given the artwork the nickname "El Frijol". [5] In Spanish, "frijol" means "bean", which is the English nickname for Kapoor's Chicago sculpture Cloud Gate (2006).
Cloud Gate, dubbed "The Bean" by Chicagoans because of its legume-like shape, is a three-story reflective steel sculpture. The first public artwork in the United States by world-renowned artist Anish Kapoor, the privately funded piece cost $23 million, considerably more than the original estimate of $6 million. Composed of 168 stainless steel ...
Authorities say the Millennium Park sculpture was vandalized late Monday and that the suspects were detained a short time later. 7 arrested in vandalism of popular Chicago 'Bean' sculpture Skip to ...