New ‘Ice’ installation at Millennium Park

Sun., Jan. 6, 2008

Associated Press The Spokesman-Review

CHICAGO – A colored ice wall and an ice painting you can skate on will be installed in Chicago’s Millennium Park as part of a new winter celebration in February.

The “Museum of Modern Ice” installation will be on view throughout the month.

The ice wall, called “Paintings Below Zero,” will be 95 feet long and nearly 12 feet tall and will be located on Chase Promenade behind the popular “Cloud Gate” sculpture.

The work by Canadian artist Gordon Halllaron will be composed of brightly colored vertical sheets of ice.

Halloran will also embed an abstract ice painting in the park’s ice rink.

Free weekend activities will be offered in the park as part of the event, including art projects for kids and dancing. The Chicago Cultural Center across from Millennium Park will offer weekend cooking demonstrations, craft activities, concerts and films.

For details see www.millenniumpark.org.

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