Thanks for all the wonderful comments on my pictures of the Crown Fountain. I decided to look the fountain up as I did not even know its proper name. The artist, Jaume Plensa, who designed it is from Spain. It is composed of two 50 foot towers made of glass blocks. Images of Chicagoans are projected onto the towers which have some sort of LED screen(I'm not sure how this is done) and water spouts from the mouths. Periodically a large rush of water falls from the towers which delights the children who play underneath. Some adults play too.
The quality of art is in the eye of the beholder but if public art is intended to become a part of a community, then Plensa is clearly brilliant. Millennium Park has proven to be a fabulous addition to down-town Chicago. New Yorkers beware!
For more on the fountain and Millennium Park, start here.
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