2018 Workers Cottage Parklet – by Lynn Basa

2018 Workers Cottage Parklet – by Lynn Basa / Photo by James Prinz


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Workers Cottage Parklet – by Lynn Basa

2018

Glass brick, stone, concrete, LED lights and metal

13’1.75″ x 11’5.6″ x 2’1.5″

Location: Wicker Park Bucktown

Fabricator: Vector Fabricatin, Douglas & Co. Masonry & RBG Lights

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2018 Workers Cottage Parklet – by Lynn Basa

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The Worker Cottage Parklet is a tribute to the workers of the past, present, and future who make their homes in Bucktown and Wicker Park. Between 1870 and 1910 thousands of “worker cottages” were built to house the Scandinavian, German, southern and eastern European immigrants who arrived for jobs in the stockyards and to rebuild the city after the Great Chicago Fire of 1871. These cottages were the first affordable homes available to working class citizens with modern conveniences such as indoor plumbing, kitchen away from dining area, and separate bedrooms for children. 
– Lynn Basa.

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2018 Workers Cottage Parklet – by Lynn Basa
Steel frame for the sculpture
Derick Malkemus, Seth Godard, Fernando Dominguez and Nathan Overley

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2018: The Key – by Guy Bellaver

2018: The Key – by Guy Bellaver

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The Key – by Guy Bellaver

Painted Aluminum Plate, Glass and LED lighting

7 feet wide x 8 feet tall x 2 feet deep

Location: St. Charles Riverwalk – west bank, south of Illinois street; located near a pedestrian/ bike bridge over the Fox River.

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2018: The Key – by Guy Bellaver

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2018: The Key – by Guy Bellaver

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2018: The Key – by Guy Bellaver

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2018: The Key – by Guy Bellaver

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2018: The Key – by Guy Bellaver

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2018: The Key – by Guy Bellaver

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2018: Refurbishment of Spectral Liberation (1984) – by Christiane T. Martens

Spectral Liberation – by Christiane T. Martens

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Spectral Liberation – by Christiane T. Martens

Installation: 1984 / Reinstalled: 2018

Stainless steel / 14 rainblow hued cancave arcs

Location: Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden

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1984 Barry Hehemann

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“Spectral Liberation” by Christiane Martens was fabricated by Vector and installed at the Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden in 1984 as a gift from David Belin. Belin commissioned the sculpture in memory of his wife Connie Belin, whose remarkably sunny disposition and rainbow “signature” were commemorated by the piece. In time, the sculpture had become a hallmark for the Botanical Garden and the surrounding city. When it was damaged in 2017 The Conservation Center hired Vector to re-make the damaged parts and refurbish the surface of the remaining components.

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March 2018 Car accident / Photo courtesy of the Conservation Center

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2018: New large arc

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2018 New small arc

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2018 Re-finish of existing arcs

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2018 Finished new large arc

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2018 Re-installation of Spectral Liberation

2018: Refurbishment of Spiral Rain Form (1978) – by David Morris

2018: Refurbishment of Spiral Rain Form – by David Morris

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[Refurbished] Spiral Rain Form – by David Morris

Refurbished at Vector in 2018.

Originally fabricated in 1978 / Stainless steel / 23′ high

Commissioned by City of Chicago Percent for Art program

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[Refurbished] Spiral Rain Form – by David Morris

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[Refurbished] Spiral Rain Form – by David Morris

2017: Arpeggio – by Cecil Balmond Studio

2017 Arpeggio – by Cecil Balmond Studio / Photo by Aron Gent

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Arpeggio – by Cecil Balmond Studio

2017

Painted Steel Sheet Metal

Dimensions: 23 feet x 13 feet

Location: CTA Red Line Wilson Station

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2017 Arpeggio – by Cecil Balmond Studio / Installation

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2017 Arpeggio – by Cecil Balmond Studio / Installation

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2017 Arpeggio – by Cecil Balmond Studio / Fabrication

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2017 Arpeggio – by Cecil Balmond Studio

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2017 Arpeggio – by Cecil Balmond Studio

2016: Sky Landing – by Yoko Ono

2016 Sky Landing – by Yoko Ono

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Sky Landing – by Yoko Ono

2016

Stainless steel plate 3/4″ thick

Project 120

Location: Garden of Phoenix, Jackson Park. 5800 S Lake Shore Drive, Chicago.

“Sky Landing” by Yoko Ono, will be the first permanent work of art by Yoko Ono in the Americas. It will be installed in the Garden of the Phoenix in Jackson Park. Sky Landing will become a place of congregation and contemplation and will be installed in harmony within the existing surrounding gardens and habitats of Jackson Park.

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2016 The Long Way Home – by Lynn Basa

2016: The Long Way Home – by Lynn Basa

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The Long Way Home – by Lynn Basa

2016

Corten steel, stone and LED lights

Location: Wassaja Hall at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

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2016: The Long Way Home – by Lynn Basa / Photo by James Prinz

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2016: The Long Way Home – by Lynn Basa / Photo by James Prinz

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2016: The Long Way Home – by Lynn Basa

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2016: The Long Way Home – by Lynn Basa

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2016: The Long Way Home – by Lynn Basa

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