Reading Cones - Chicago, IL
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N 41° 52.836 W 087° 37.144
16T E 448634 N 4636704
Two tall curved heavy metal arcs face each other to form a semi-enclosed oval space.
Waymark Code: WMWWA9
Location: Illinois, United States
Date Posted: 10/21/2017
Views: 2
Dimensions: Sculpture: approx. 15 x 15 x 8 ft.
Inscription: unsigned
Sculpture was given to the City of Chicago by the Leo Burnett Company to be installed next to the Leo Burnett building. Piece has been temporarily installed in Grant Park since 1990.
You can walk in between. Makes for some interesting photo ops. Also somewhat of a magnet for trash.
TITLE: Reading Cones
ARTIST(S): Serra, Richard, 1939- , sculptor.
DATE: Installed 1990
MEDIUM: Cor-Ten steel
CONTROL NUMBER: IAS 87720012
Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link]
PHYSICAL LOCATION:
Grant Park, North end of Butler Field, Chicago, Illinois
DIFFERENCES NOTED BETWEEN THE INVENTORY LISTING AND YOUR OBSERVATIONS AND RESEARCH:
1992 survey says the location is "temporary" but they are still there in 2017!
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