This was the best find while walking on Michigan Avenue in Chicago. Artist Anish Kapoor's sculpture is located in Millenium Park and it truly is a magical experience to find yourself (or not) in the mirrored image of multiple perspectives. Not only is this sculpture beautiful to look at, it transports you to a world of fun, whimsy, amazement, vertigo, dreams, fantasy and wherever your imagination (and reflection) takes you. I had to leave the "Cloud Gate" quickly the second time in, because the swirling patterns of humanity gave me vertigo. I loved the distortion and the connection with the surrounding cityscape of Chicago. Can you see me in there?
Let's get something as whimsical and dramatic for Washington, DC.
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"Artist Anish Kapoor's Cloudgate, already lovingly referred to by Chicagoans as "The Bean," is a sensational, 110-ton, highly polished steel monolith shaped like a kidney bean that draws you to it with its ever-changing reflections of the city skyline, surrounding park and, of course, your own, elusive mirror-image - harder to find than you think. " By J.M. Pasquesi
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