Hundreds in Chicago Try and Fail to Move Anish Kapoor’s ‘Bean'
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Key Points:
- A viral flyer in Chicago called for moving Anish Kapoor’s famous Cloud Gate sculpture, known as "the Bean," seven inches to the left to allegedly access a latch door and rescue a man rumored to be trapped inside, prompting a large but unsuccessful public gathering.
- Authorities and local officials, including Alderman Brendan Reilly, have confirmed that no one is trapped inside the sculpture, dismissing the rumor as false despite widespread attention.
- Cloud Gate, a 110-ton stainless steel artwork inspired by liquid mercury and located in Millennium Park, is a major tourist attraction known for its reflective surface and has been the subject of various public stunts and controversies over the years.
- The sculpture has inspired replicas and imitations, including one in Karamay, China, and has appeared in unauthorized media, much to Kapoor’s displeasure, who has also created a similar but smaller stainless steel sculpture in Manhattan’s Tribeca neighborhood.
