"The Bean," officially named Cloud Gate, is a highly popular and iconic public sculpture located in Millennium Park in Chicago.
It's known for its reflective, kidney-shaped form, which is made of highly polished stainless steel plates. Inspired by liquid mercury, the sculpture is designed to reflect the city's movement and activity with its highly polished surface creating a distorted reflection of the city, clouds, and the people around it
It is the first public artwork in the United States by world-renowned British artist Anish Kapoor, the privately funded piece cost $23 million, considerably more than the original estimate of $6 million.
"The Bean," officially named Cloud Gate, is a highly popular and iconic public sculpture located in Millennium Park in Chicago.
It's known for its reflective, kidney-shaped form, which is made of highly polished stainless steel plates. Inspired by liquid mercury, the sculpture is designed to reflect the city's movement and activity with its highly polished surface creating a distorted reflection of the city, clouds, and the people around it
It is the first public artwork in the United States by world-renowned British artist Anish Kapoor, the privately funded piece cost $23 million, considerably more than the original estimate of $6 million.
