Weekend Passport: Artist Theo Jansen’s beach creatures
Weekend Passport: Artist Theo Jansen’s beach creatures
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Each week global citizen Nari Safavi helps listeners plan their international weekend. You may not know the name Theo Jansen but you might have seen his walking “beach creatures.” The Dutch artist’s kinetic sculptures, known as “strandbeests” are powered by the wind. A free exhibit of his work is on display at the Chicago Cultural Center. Jansens joins us to talk about his work.
Guests: Nari Safavi is one of the founders of Pasfarda Arts and Culture Exchange
Theo Jansen is an artist.