And just look at my beautiful photos!
The "Bean", as it's known here, is actually titled Cloud Gate. It was designed by British artist Anish Kapoor—it's his first public outdoor work installed in the United States!!
Can you see me in the bean? Look close!!! I'm the cute one with the hips!
Oh I love this part of the park! It's these funky sculptures with faces that move! Titled The Crown Fountain, two pillars face one another with images that interact with the ground and offer fun water activities! Designed by Spanish artist Jaume Plensa.
See, this lady means business!
Renowned architect Frank Gehry, utilized his wacky and revolutionary design sense in the park here with the outdoor concert venue. Wilco is playing here in September! I love you Jeff Tweedy!
Gehry also designed this uber cool bridge that connects Millennium Park to Daley Bicentennial Plaza... this slopey bridge is 925-foot-long and tempts one to slide off the side! You can see more of the outdoor theatre in the background here as well. PS for more on Gehry rent the documentary Sketches of Frank Gehry, it's really interesting. Some people love his work while others seriously hate it.... oh the beauty of art!
2 comments:
Wow! you have had a busy July. Great pictures too. I was lucky enough to go to a school with a Frank Gehry designed art museum. I love that wierd guy... FYI - Wilco will be playing in Duluth this month. We are both very lucky people.
Great photos! I believe I've missed the Millennium Park . . . I want to see that bean.
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