Chicago Loop Alliance Reveals Eye-Popping New Installation

Chicago Loop Alliance Reveals Eye-Popping New Installation

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Chicago’s urban art scene got an eye-popping addition this week with the unveiling of a new installation sponsored by the Chicago Loop Alliance. They chose Oak Park artist and University of Illinois at Chicago Professor Tony Tasset to create a sculpture for Pritzker Park, as well as a banner series that runs along State Street. For WBEZ, Lizzie Schiffman reports.

Music Button:  The Grateful Dead, “Eyes of the World”, from a performance recorded live in Vancouver BC 5/17/74, (Director’s personal archives)