Miro's Chicago
Miro's Chicago
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Neighbourhood: Downtown / The Loop
Often visitors' first stop in Chicago, The Loop is a good starting point to sample the city's energy and flavor. This central business district boasts Michelin-rated restaurants, upscale hotels, premier shopping, and enough arresting architecture to keep your camera busy for hours. You won’t find too many photo galleries of downtown Chicago without a shot of Millennium Park and Cloud Gate (“The Bean”), one of the most iconic landmarks in the city. A stunning skyline coupled with cultural attractions like the Art Institute of Chicago present a Downtown where work and play peacefully coexist.
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- Monroe • 4 min walk
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SeekerOfGoodValue
Saint Louis, MO353 contributions
June 2024 • Family
The tall figure (all the universe is combined into one) has a little red mosaic seat at its base. This seat playfully invites us to sit down and become part of the art work, part of Miro's surrealistic universe. Chicago is part of that universe. This is one of four large artworks (Calder, Chagall, Miro, and Picasso) w/in a few blocks of each other inside the Loop along Dearborn. Installed between 1967 and 1981, these four artworks celebrate Chicago's status as a Great City. Very walkable free experience. Very cool. The greatest artists on earth celebrating Chicago. Be proud Chicago.
Written 19 June 2024
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liverpool1023
London, UK1,203 contributions
Mar 2020 • Couples
Across from the Picasso sculpture. This 40 foot statue is a notable Miro work in terms of size and style.
Written 7 March 2020
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Irina
United States14,005 contributions
July 2018 • Solo
Created by the iconic Spanish artist Joan Miro, the sculpture looks unique and memorable. Just like many other works by this artist.
To me an obvious dissonance in whole arrangement is the setting of this relatively small sculpture in between two huge , closely positioned buildings. On the picture Miro's Chicago looks fine, in reality it is barely visible, especially if you look at it from the neighboring Daley Plaza. It just visually blends with everything around it.
But you never know with surrealistic art. Maybe, it was meant to be just like that? Evoking different images, thoughts, guesses, dreams, allusions? This sculpture also has the names Miss Chicago and just The Miro. It was unveiled in Chicago in 1981.
To me an obvious dissonance in whole arrangement is the setting of this relatively small sculpture in between two huge , closely positioned buildings. On the picture Miro's Chicago looks fine, in reality it is barely visible, especially if you look at it from the neighboring Daley Plaza. It just visually blends with everything around it.
But you never know with surrealistic art. Maybe, it was meant to be just like that? Evoking different images, thoughts, guesses, dreams, allusions? This sculpture also has the names Miss Chicago and just The Miro. It was unveiled in Chicago in 1981.
Written 8 July 2018
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Martin S
Cranford, NJ1,691 contributions
June 2019 • Solo
This statue was commissioned by former mayor Jane Byrne in the late 1970’s and unveiled in the early 1980s.
It is located across the street from The Picasso Statue and somewhat hidden between two large buildings. This has contributed to it not being as popular a piece of art as it could have been.
It has one thing over the Picasso Statue - it has a name! Originally called the Sun, the Moon and One Star, it has also taken on the nickname of Miss CHICAGO.
It’s definitely worth a visit! It’s unique and cool!
It is located across the street from The Picasso Statue and somewhat hidden between two large buildings. This has contributed to it not being as popular a piece of art as it could have been.
It has one thing over the Picasso Statue - it has a name! Originally called the Sun, the Moon and One Star, it has also taken on the nickname of Miss CHICAGO.
It’s definitely worth a visit! It’s unique and cool!
Written 2 July 2019
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Diane K
Venice, FL4,583 contributions
Sept 2015 • Couples
It is too bad that the city is blocking the view of this statue by putting up a very large new bust stop. The placement of this sculpture (in 1981) was always rather bad - tucked away between two buildings. Hopefully the city will move this statue like it has done with other important works of art - so it can be enjoyed by the public more fully.
Written 1 October 2015
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Princess279
East Brunswick, NJ1,131 contributions
July 2020 • Family
I don't know if coming to see just this piece of art would be worth it, but I believe taking a self-guided tour of Chicago to see all the pieces in the area is a great way to experience Chicago. Go see the Picasso, Chagall and Calder’s along withnthe Miro, you'll enjoy them!
Written 26 July 2020
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Keenomanjaro
Croydon, UK179 contributions
Aug 2019 • Couples
Tucked away from the large square opposite and easily missed thanks to a bus shelter that obscures it in part, this is a fantastic Joan Miro sculpture that I suspect goes under most people's radar. Well worth seeking out, it's close to works by Picasso, Calder and Chagal too, making for one of the best free modern art trails you'll find in any city around the world.
Written 10 January 2020
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KeysRobert
Islamorada, FL149 contributions
Sept 2016 • Solo
If you know who Miro is, then you'd be shocked that his art is hidden away in a little niche behind a bus stop and two large buildings. It's just south of the enormous Picasso sculpture, and well worth searching for it.
Within a three block radius, as you walk south on Dearborn you have in public display a Picasso, a Miro, a Chagall, and a Calder. With people just milling around going about their lives and not noticing.
Within a three block radius, as you walk south on Dearborn you have in public display a Picasso, a Miro, a Chagall, and a Calder. With people just milling around going about their lives and not noticing.
Written 15 September 2016
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Brad
Hong Kong, China175,454 contributions
Apr 2023
There are a handful of large public artworks scattered around downtown including The piece known as Miro's Chicago (formerly known as The Sun, The Moon and One Star) that is located along West Washington Street across from the large scale Picasso installation.
This is the work of Catalan artist Joan Miró (1981). What you see is an abstract figure made of steel, wire mesh, bronze, concrete and ceramic tiles. It is 12 metres tall and resembles a creature composed of various parts and brought to life. It quickly reminds one of various monsters found in Miró's many paintings and sculptures.
Have a look of you are in the area and interested in viewing public artworks. There are others by Dubuffet, Picasso, Chagall and Calder nearby that you can take in as well.
This is the work of Catalan artist Joan Miró (1981). What you see is an abstract figure made of steel, wire mesh, bronze, concrete and ceramic tiles. It is 12 metres tall and resembles a creature composed of various parts and brought to life. It quickly reminds one of various monsters found in Miró's many paintings and sculptures.
Have a look of you are in the area and interested in viewing public artworks. There are others by Dubuffet, Picasso, Chagall and Calder nearby that you can take in as well.
Written 3 May 2023
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Taylor B
Chicago, IL8,498 contributions
May 2019 • Couples
The Picasso statue in Daley Plaza in downtown Chicago is one of the world's greatest examples of abstract art. But walk across the street to the Brunswick Plaza and you'll find another great example of abstract art, Spanish artist Joan Miro's Chicago. Located at 69 West Washington Street, between the Cook County Administration Building and the Chicago Temple Building, the 39-foot-tall sculpture, originally called The Sun, The Moon and One Star, was unveiled on April 21, 1981. Made of steel, wire mesh, concrete, bronze and ceramic tile, it is Miro's most famous sculpture. It was commissioned in 1979 by Jane Byrne, the first female mayor of Chicago. Because of the financial and logistical challenges involved, Miro was only able to produce such bold sculptures once his career had taken off.
Written 3 June 2019
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