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Chicago Loop's Public Art Guide

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2 MIN READ - Like an outdoor museum, the Chicago Loop is host to a stellar public art collection. It’s no surprise the arts in the Loop is a major economic driver, bringing $2.25 billion in revenue each year to the area and the city. Use this guide to take a tour of the Loop’s eye candies.

Agora

Agora, artist Magdalena Abakanowicz's largest permanent installation, is a public art piece inspired by World War II and the 45 years of Soviet domination that followed. Learn More

Bronze Cow

In homage to the 1999 series, Cows on Parade, the Bronze Cow outside of Chicago Cultural Center was created by Nathan Mason in 2001. Stare deeply into the cows eyes and you will see two Chicago landmarks - The Picasso and Historic Water Tower. Learn More

Buckingham Fountain

Buckingham Fountain is a stunning sculptural fountain in Grant Park. During display, a center jet shoots water to a height of 150 feet into the air. Learn More

Chicago Picasso

The Chicago Picasso is one of the city's most famous and beloved pieces of public art, right in the heart of Daley Plaza. Learn More

Cloud Gate

Affectionately called "The Bean," Artist Anish Kapoor's Cloud Gate is one of Chicago's most iconic landmarks and public art pieces. Learn More

Crown Fountain

Crown Fountain is a public art piece in Millennium Park consisting of video images of Chicagoans' faces and a fountain kids love to play in. Learn More

Flamingo

Flamingo by Alexander Calder enables viewers to walk under and through the sculpture, leading one to perceive it in relation to human scale. Learn More

The Lions at the Art Institute of Chicago

The Lions at the Art Institute of Chicago are the art museum's iconic guardians — and they're always ready for a selfie. Learn More

Marc Chagall’s The Four Seasons

Composed of thousands of inlaid chips in more than 250 colors, Marc Chagall’s mosaic artwork portrays six vivid scenes of Chicago. Learn More

Miró’s Chicago

Miró’s Chicago, also known as “Miss Chicago," is a sculpture made of steel, concrete, bronze, wire mesh and ceramic tile. Learn More

Momentum with Standing Beast

Unveiled in 1984 by Artist Dubuffet, Monument with Standing Beast is a 29-foot-tall fiberglass sculpture that weighs more than 10 tons. Learn More

Muddy Waters Mural

Completed in 2016, Chicago blues legend Muddy Waters is honored in this colorful mural on State Street, “That Great Street.” Learn More

Rushmore

Artist and MacArthur Fellow Kerry James Marshall designed an epic mural for the Chicago Cultural Center’s Garland Court facade, honoring 20 women who shaped the city’s arts and culture scene. Learn More

Statue Stories Chicago

Some of Chicago’s most celebrated actors and writers lend their voices to 30 Chicago statues. Want to chat? Just use one of the nearby tags and receive a "call" from Chicago celebs playing The Spirit of Music, Bronze Cow, and even The Bean. The insta Learn More

Wabash Arts Corridor

The Wabash Arts Corridor is regarded as a "living urban canvas" due to its ever-growing number of large-scale mural installations. Learn More

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