Cloud Gate
Cloud Gate is a public sculpture by Indian-born British artist Sir Anish Kapoor. It is the centerpiece of AT&T Plaza at Millennium Park in the Loop community area of Chicago, Illinois.
| Artist | Anish Kapoor |
|---|---|
| Year | 2006 |
| Dimensions | 10 m × 13 m × 20 m (33 ft × 42 ft × 66 ft) |
| Location | Millennium Park, Chicago, Illinois, United States |
Constructed between 2004 and 2006, the sculpture is nicknamed the Bean because of its shape. Made up of 168 stainless steel plates welded together, its 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 long tons).
Kapoor's design was inspired by liquid mercury.
Cloud Gate Media
The design was inspired by liquid mercury.
Anish Kapoor's design proposal was chosen over works by 30 different artists.
The first of two internal support rings for the sculpture is erected in Millennium Park at AT&T Plaza.
A tent was erected to cover Cloud Gate while it was being polished in 2004 and 2005.
Other websites
- Cloud Gate on Anish Kapoor's website
- City of Chicago Millennium Park
- Millennium Park map Archived 2017-07-11 at the Wayback Machine
- City of Chicago Loop Community Map
- Cloud Gate at Millennium Park, City of Chicago Archived 2018-02-11 at the Wayback Machine – Images and description of Kapoor's public sculpture
This short article about the United States can be made longer. You can help Wikipedia by adding to it.