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Humorous sculpture by Claes Oldenburg
600 West Madison St
Chicago, IL 60661
+1 312 744 7487
The Harold Washington Social Security Administration Building Plaza seems an strange place for a one-hundred foot tall Cor-Ten steel baseball bat. But then again sculptor Claes Oldenburg probably intended for passersby to stumble upon this oddity in a most unexpected place. His other works include a 25-foot-tall lipstick on the Yale University campus and 45-foot-tall clothespin in Philadelphia. The weather bat has stood in this location since 1977.

Review © 2009, Wcities
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