Friday, April 8, 2011

Chicago - Near West Side / Flame of the Millennium - by Leonardo Nierman

Flame of Millennium


Flame of the Millennium - by Leonardo Nierman

Dedicated: December 2002

Description: 7-ton, 25 feet high

Location: Between the Kennedy Expressway and the Ohio Interchange, near downtown Chicago.

Flame of the Millennium was a gift from Mexico City, as part of International Sculpture Exchange Program, which was established by the City of Chicago to help enhance its gateways, by installing works of public art from Chicago's International Sister Cities.

The sculpture is part of Chicago Gateway Green Project. which spearheaded the International Sculpture Exchange Program, in conjunction with the Chicago Sister Cities International and the City of Chicago Public Art Program. Installation and production costs were underwritten by Alper Services.





Flame of Millennium



Flame of Millennium




"The piece represents a flame in the wind, as the source of light bringing wisdom and clarity in the new millennium."

Flame of the Millennium.. is part of the Chicago Gateway Green Project..
Chicago Gateway Green was founded in 1986 to benefit the environment and improve the quality of life for millions of Chicagoland residents and annual visitors. It is dedicated to greening and beautifying the regions expressway, gateway and communities..Chicago Gateway Green hosts its trademark fundraising event, "The Green Tie Ball", each September..

Chicago Gateway Green spearheaded the International Sculpture Exchange Program, in conjunction with the Chicago Sister Cities International and the City of Chicago Public Art Program.

My Special Thanks to Terry Karpowitz..
without whose help, it would not have been possible for me to take these images... As we were crossing through the Kennedy Expressway, I told him that I could never take it's photographs, because it was so inapproachable, in the middle of expressway.. He turned his truck back and parked it so that I could shoot! Also worth mentioning is that he was involved with the installation of this sculpture..
For sculptures by Terrence Karpowitz..click here ..



Flame of Millennium







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