We Will, 2005
Richard Hunt
The Heritage at
Millennium Park
Garland Court and
Randolph Street
Describing his commission to create a 35-foot tall
outdoor sculpture for the Heritage at Millennium Park, a 59-story condo tower
built on Michigan Avenue, Richard Hunt called it “as good as it gets for a
sculptor.” In this instance, the artist, the architect and the landscape
architect were all given roughly equal status under the direction of the
developer, who controlled the budget. As Hunt has produced more public works of
sculpture than any other artist in the United States, including 35 in the
Chicago area, he has many years of experience with the practical as well as the
aesthetic concerns that go into a large-scale project.
A welded stainless steel piece, We Will leaps from its stippled metal pedestal like a flame dancing
in the breeze. In keeping with his concern that the scale of the work should
“integrate the sculpture into the site in a harmonious or contrasting way,”
viewers should note that the curving façade allows enough space for passers-by
and for Hunt’s work, enhancing the environment for tenants of the tower and
pedestrians entering the building’s pedway, which joins with other downtown
tunnels.
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