Chicago South - Bronzeville / Ida B. Wells ‘Light of Truth’ Monument (2021) - by Richard Hunt

Ida B. Wells Monuemnt with sculptor Richard Hunt


Above Image: Ida B. Wells Monument with sculptor Richard Hunt

 

Ida B Wells 'Light of Truth' Monument - by Richard Hunt

Unveiled: 2021

Location 37th & Langley Blvd, Chicago

Bronzeville neighborhood

Chicago Riverwalk / Constellation (2020) - by Santiago Calatrava

 

Constellation - by Santiago Calatrava

Installed: 2020

Painted aluminum with steel reinforcement / 29' H x 29' W

Location: River Point Park / 444 W. Lake Street

Funded by the real estate investment, development and management firm Hines.

Chicago - Near South Side / The BOTS (2018) - by David Weeks Studio

 Above Image: BOTS with sculptor David Weeks of the David Weeks Studio

The BOTS - by David Weeks Studio

Installed: 2018 

These are larger version of the wildly successful desktop puzzle toy - cubebot. 

Painted aluminum / Standing figure is 23' tall. 

Fabricated at the Vector Custom Fabricating

Location: Marriott Marquis bldg. (near McCormick Place)

at 2121 S Prairie Ave. Chicago, IL.

Chicago Loop / Red Lily Tree of Liberty (2022) - by Ruth Aizuss Migdal

 Above Image: Ruth Aizuss Migdal on her 90th Birthday.

Red Lily Tree of Liberty - by Ruth Aizuss Migdal

Installed: August 17, 2022, 

marking the 90th birthday of the sculptor Ruth Aizuss Migdal!

Painted aluminum / 17' x 7' x 7'

Location: Plaza of Chicago Architecture Center / 111 E. Wacker Drive, Chicago

Brought by the CSE (Chicago Sculptor Exhibit)

Chiacago North / Phoenix Rising (2018) - by Lucy Slivinski

 

Phoenix Rising - by Lucy Slivinski

2018

Intersection of Sheridan Road, Broadway, and Montrose Avenue

 50 x 50 Neighborhood Arts Project

Ward 46 / Alderman James Cappleman 

Phoenix Rising is a symbol of rebirth. Using recycled materials, Slivinski gathered scrap materials from a nearby Chicago Transit Authority Red Line improvements project site. To contribute to the work, Alderman Cappleman’s office organized Uptown neighbors to donate bicycles, pipes, and other scrap metal. The artwork stands as a welcoming beacon and marks the entry to Uptown at its southern boundary. 

Chicago Loop / Loop da Loop (2018) - by John Adduci

 

Loop Da Loop - by John Adduci

2018 

“The Gateway to the Loop” micropark 

State Street median at Lake Street

 50 x 50 Neighborhood Arts Project

 Ward 42 / Alderman Brendan Reilly 

Loop Da Loop is a site-specific sculpture that draws inspiration from its location below the State and Lake elevated train station. Made of aluminum that echoes the material Adduci and structure of the metal elevated tracks, the sculpture intertwines this iconic symbol with a typographical “C” to represent Chicago. 

Chicago North / Ashland (2017) - by Erik Peterson

 

Ashland - by Erik Peterson

2017

Thorndale Avenue, between Sheridan Road and Lane Beach

 Commission by the 50 x 50 Neighborhood Arts Project

Ward 48 / Alderman Harry Osterman 

Ashland is a both a sculpture and a utilitarian piece of urban furniture installed within a median at the eastern end of Thorndale Avenue, where the city meets the lake. It was constructed from the wood of blighted ash trees affected by the emerald ash borer and removed from Rutherford Sayre Park on Chicago’s northwest side. It allows people to sit, relax and contemplate, taking in the view of the water and park. 

Chicago South / Letter to Bessie Coleman (2017) - by Architreasures with Bernard Williams

 Letter to Bessie Coleman - by Architreasures with Bernard Williams

2017

Chicago Park District / Burnham Park at 39th street

Commission by the 50 x 50 Neighborhood Arts Project

Ward 4 / Alderman Sophia King 

Created by Bernard Williams in collaboration with Architreasures, an art-based community development organization, this painted steel sculpture honors Bessie Coleman, the first woman of African American and Native American descent to become a licensed aviator. 

Chicago - West / Quantum Hope (2017) - by Nicole Neck

 

Quantum Hope - by Nicole Neck 

2017 

Location: Taylor street & Ogden Avenue

Commission by the 50x50 Neighborhood Arts Project

Ward 28 / Alderman Jason Ervin 

Quantum Hope channels the basic principle of kinetic energy into a site-specific work. Installed within sight of the Cook County Juvenile Temporary Detention Center, the Jesse Brown VA Medical Center, and Stroger Hospital, the sculpture expresses sentiments of recovery, aspiration, and positive energy between these facilities. 

Chicago South / Olive-Harvey College / Conveyor (2020) - by Barbara Cooper

 

Conveyor - by Barbara Cooper

2020

Wood -white oak veneer and perforated steel

122' x 5' x 7'

Location: Olive-Harvey College, Chicago

Commissioned by the Illinois CDB Art in Architecture program.