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[dixiesquare]

Only in chicago ....

theres a giant eyeball sculpture being erected there today . am looking for the news clippings . i know channel 9 wgn tv chicago has one of it .

[dixiesquare]

heres one with some pics from fox 32


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"Eye" by Tony Tasset.


The giant sculpture Eye by artist Tony Tasset is unveiled at State and Van Buren.


Tony Tasset's giant eye sculpture is installed near State and Van Buren.


Tony Tasset's giant eye sculpture is installed near State and Van Buren.


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<LI sizset="127" sizcache="78">Giant Eye Sculpture Installed in Loop

• Giant Eye Sculpture Coming to Loop

Loop Eyeball Sculpture Unveiled

Updated: Wednesday, 07 Jul 2010, 12:22 PM CDT
Published : Wednesday, 07 Jul 2010, 7:55 AM CDT

FOX Chicago News
Chicago - The giant eye sculpture that you may have heard about was unveiled Thursday in the Loop.
The sculpture has been installed at Pritzker Park at State and Van Buren.
The 30-foot-high eyeball was made by Chicago-based contemporary artist Tony Tasset.
It's called Eye and will be watching people on State Street.

[blueswan]

That's where the Plymouth Hotel was??? That's a block down from where I work!

[Steam McQueen]

Here's how they made it ...

YouTube - The making of Chicago's "Eye"

http://www.bluesbrotherscentral.com/forum2/public/style_emoticons/default/icon_cool.gif

[Kellieblues]

Well supposedly blueswan, that's where the hotel was shown to be in the movie, however, there's still no listing of it found in any Chicago telephone book anywhere, so who knows?

[TK826]

We do know.

I (and I'm sure others here) have photos of it while it was still standing.
It was on the corner of Plymouth and Van Buren one door over from the "Dill Pickle Deli".


On another note...

Honestly... I don't like the eyeball.
Is this really an improvement over the legitimate businesses that were there?
an empty lot with an eyeball in it ?

In a city with world class art and architecture on nearly every street, they come up with a giant eye? ... really?

* I also believe there are enough structures, parks and skyscrapers named after Pritzker already.
(...but that is just my personal opinion)

[blueswan]

TK826 said:

We do know.

Honestly... I don't like the eyeball.
Is this really an improvement over the legitimate businesses that were there?
an empty lot with an eyeball in it ?

In a city with world class art and architecture on nearly every street, they come up with a giant eye? ... really?

* I also believe there are enough structures, parks and skyscrapers named after Pritzker already.
(...but that is just my personal opinion)

Well, we'll only have to look at it until Halloween, then they'll probably move something else in.

I like the eyeball fine. What I don't like is the two guys *dressed as eyeballs* that stand in front of it and pose for pictures with tourists.

[elizabeth]

The eyeball is cool.

[TK826]

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..until Halloween..

Ok, I can hack it until then.

I'm thinkin' they should have put it up in September.
It would fit much better during (and through) the Halloween season.

[Jim Ridgeway]

The Eye of Chicago! London...eat your heart out.

[dixiesquare]

and down it comes


NBC Chicago
The giant eyeball that stared down Loop visitors all summer was dismantled today. Did you blink and miss it?

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[Steam McQueen]

They plucked the eye outta the ball.



YouTube - Dismantling the EYE in Chicago's Loop with artist Tony Tasset

http://www.bluesbrotherscentral.com/forum2/public/style_emoticons/default/icon_cool.gif

[Jim Ridgeway]

Eye'm gonna miss it.