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Art Thu Sep 05 2013
Art and Music Added to State Street Gateway Plaza
The Chicago Loop Alliance has added new features to the recently created public plaza on the State Street median between Wacker Drive and Lake Street. Art and music now enhance the street plaza, which typically draws 40 to 50 people during any given afternoon.
Give, a new work by Dusty Folwarczny, was recently installed at the Lake Street end of the plaza. According to Folwarczny, the colorful loop-shaped sculpture is designed to be interactive. Visitors can walk through it or use it to frame photos of State Street--and when it's pushed, the steel loop can bounce back or rock in place. "The piece explores the art of giving--a transfer of energy from one person to another," she said.
In addition, the Chicago Street Musicians will perform popup concerts twice a week for about an hour during lunchtime; musicians scheduled to perform are guitarist-vocalist George Banks, saxophonist Beau Barry, keyboardist Eugene Rowland and violinist Hannah K. Watson.
The Gateway is supported through funding from the Chicago Loop Alliance, a nonprofit that promotes the use of art, design and technology to enhance public spaces in the Loop. The Chicago Department of Transportation's Make Way for People initiative also participated in this project.