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Focus on Overlooked Art

By Rachelle Bowden in Miscellaneous on Feb 24, 2006 12:58PM

To the side of the Art Institute is one of our favorite places in Chicago. Behind the coldness of winter and the desolation among the trees there, is a sculpture surrounded by an empty fountain. The light is special on sunny days, with a soothing, subtle quality, painting everything one sees in gentle shades of pastels.

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Photo by Mitch Arsenie