''Untitled'' is a 2013
bronze sculpture
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by
Christopher Wool
Christopher Wool (born 1955) is an American artist. Since the 1980s, Wool's art has incorporated issues surrounding post-conceptual ideas.
Early life and career
Wool was born in Chicago, Illinois to Glorye and Ira Wool, a molecular biologist and ...
, installed on the north end of
Chicago
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's
Buckingham Fountain
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Plaza in
Grant Park, in the
U.S. state
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of
Illinois
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. The work has been installed since August 2014. According to the Chicago Parks Foundation, the sculpture "stands out as an amorphous shape against the grid of the skyline behind".
See also
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List of public art in Chicago
The city of Chicago, Illinois, is home to notable works of public art on permanent display in an outdoor public space.
References
https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=134950
External links
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References
2013 sculptures
2014 establishments in Illinois
Abstract sculptures in Illinois
Bronze sculptures in Illinois
Outdoor sculptures in Chicago
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