![]() This write-up is not specifically about the current temporary exhibition 1004 Portraits by Jaume Plensa. The current exhibition – “1004 Portraits” – by internationally acclaimed Spanish artist Jaume Plensa, is fifth such temporary large scale outdoor sculptural exhibition at the Millennium Park. Over the years the north and south Boeing Galleries have been venue for series of rotating exhibitions of world-class Contemporary Art by living artists. Often overlooked is another public space that has featured some outstanding temporary exhibitions in Chicago – the Boeing Galleries.īoeing Galleries – which are a pair of outdoor exhibition spaces in the Millennium Park – opened in 2005, a year after the opening of the Millennium Park. All these are permanent attractions of Millennium Park. In celebration of its anniversary much has been talked about its main attractions: the giant polished stainless steel “Cloud Gate” popularly nicknamed the “Bean” the fifty-foot tall glass tower with 1000 faces of Chicago citizens “Crown Fountains” the state-of-the-art venue for music festival “Pritzker Pavilion” and the 5 acre green oasis in the heart of the city “Lurie Garden”. It has become Chicago’s cultural identity and provided world class – open and free – public space to residents and tourists, thereby boosting local economic growth. This year marks the 10th anniversary of Millennium Park – the most successful public space in Chicago and arguably anywhere in the country or the world. Above Image: Portrait sculptures “Laura, Paula and Ines” – by Jaume Plensa at South Boeing Gallery, Millennium Park.
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