Chicago Picasso - Wikipedia
The Chicago Picasso (often just The Picasso) is an untitled monumental sculpture by Pablo Picasso in Daley Plaza in Chicago, Illinois. The 1967 installation of The Picasso , "precipitated an aesthetic shift in civic and urban planning, broadening the idea of public art beyond the commemorative."
"The Picasso" (Untitled sculpture) - City of Chicago
Standing 50 feet tall and weighing over 160 tons, the Chicago Picasso in Daley Plaza is much more than just artwork to Chicagoans. The untitled Picasso sculpture that originally sparked controversy in the city has now become one of Chicago’s most …
Chicago Picasso, 1962-64 by Pablo Picasso
Chicago Picasso, dedicated on August 15, 1967 in Daley Plaza in the Chicago Loop, is 50 feet (15.2 m) tall and weighs 162 tons. It was the first such major public artwork in Downtown Chicago, and has become a well-known landmark.
From the archive | the story behind the ‘controversial’ Picasso ...
2017年8月7日 · Pablo Picasso was 85 when he gave the monumental untitled sculpture now famously known as The Chicago Picasso to the city in 1967. The work precipitated an aesthetic shift in civic and urban...
The Story Behind the Controversial Picasso Sculpture That Became …
2017年8月8日 · Pablo Picasso was 85 when he gave the monumental untitled sculpture now famously known as The Chicago Picasso to the city in 1967. The work precipitated an aesthetic shift in civic and urban planning, broadening the idea of public art beyond the commemorative.
A "Colossal Booboo": The Incredible Story of the Chicago Picasso
2017年8月7日 · One of Chicago's most iconic emblems came out of an unlikely alliance between a gruff, conservative mayor and a sensuous, progressive artist. Through the mediation of a charming bon vivant architect, they changed the face of public art in America.
THE PICASSO - The Daley Center
World renowned artist Pablo Picasso designed the three-dimensional, cubist sculpture which stands 50 feet tall and weighs 162 tons. The sculpture is made of Corrosive Tensile (Cor-Ten) steel which is the same material as the exterior “skin” of the Richard J. Daley Center.
50 years ago, Picasso’s sculpture challenged Chicago’s imagination
2017年8月6日 · Chicago’s Picasso, a 162-ton steel sculpture hovering 50 feet over Daley Plaza, has been slowly turning colors and gaining in popularity for 50 years. Oxidation has given it a rusting...
The Chicago Picasso | WTTW Chicago
The untitled sculpture needs no name other than “the Picasso.” Fifty feet tall and weighing more than 160 tons, the Picasso reigns over Daley Plaza, adding abstract intrigue to this already compelling public space.
The Chicago Picasso: Beginnings of Public Art in Chicago
2012年4月2日 · The Chicago Picasso. Designed by renowned painter and sculptor, Pablo Picasso, this unnamed work of art has been the focus of much debate. Commissioned by Skidmore, Owings, and Merill, Picasso donated it as a gift to people of Chicago. Architect William E. Hartmann approached Picasso about the project in 1963.