Boeing Galleries

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name = Boeing Galleries


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image_caption = Mark di Suvero's "Orion" (2007, left) and "Johnny Appleseed" (1993, right) in North Boeing Gallery
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established = June 2005
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location = Millennium Park
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type = open-air gallery
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website = http://www.millenniumpark.org/parkevents/

Boeing Galleries (North Boeing Gallery and South Boeing Gallery) are a pair of outdoor exhibition spaces within Millennium Park in the Loop community area of Chicago in Cook County, Illinois, USA. The spaces are located along the south and north mid-level terraces, above and east of Wrigley Square and the Crown Fountain.cite web|url=http://www.boeing.com/news/releases/2005/q1/nr_050316a.html|title=Boeing to Fund Open-air Gallery Spaces in Chicago's Millennium Park|accessdate=2008-06-10|publisher=Boeing|date=2005-03-16] In a conference at the Chicago Cultural Center, Boeing President and Chief Executive Officer James Bell to Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley announced Boeing would make a $5 million grant to fund both the construction of and an endowment for the space.

Details

The purpose of the donation was to fund a space for use as open-air gallery spaces to accommodate regular exhibitions of both visual arts and sculpture. The exhibitions primarily occur in the spring and summer months. The galleries were commissioned in December 2004 (after the park's first summer), and they provide necessary formal space for the presentation of public exhibitions of modern and contemporary art.cite web|url=http://www.millenniumpark.org/artandarchitecture/boeing_galleries.html|title=Art & Architecture: Boeing Galleries|accessdate=2008-06-10|publisher=City of Chicago] Boeing also previously funded the "Family Album" photograph exhibition that debuted in Millennium Park during its opening weekend. [cite web|url=http://www.pbcchicago.com/subhtml/press/pr_millennium_park_grand_opening.asp|title=Millennium Park Grand Opening July 16-18; Weekend Long Celebration Features Free Events and Performances|accessdate=2008-06-10|date=2004-06-25|publisher=Public Building Commission of Chicago]

The galleries were constructed between March and June 2005. The south gallery is convert|19200|sqft|m2 (Ft to m|240|80|wiki=yes) and the north is convert|14400|sqft|m2|0 (Ft to m|180|80).cite web|url=http://www.millenniumpark.org/artandarchitecture/bowing_galleries_factsheet.html|title=Art & Architecture: PROJECT: Boeing Galleries|accessdate=2008-06-10|publisher=City of Chicago] The galleries are surrounded by sycamore trees, which are very rare in Chicago. There is seating on a series of black granite steps, which match The Crown Fountain, along each gallery's east side. The South Gallery is connected to the fountain by a precast concrete staircase. The galleries are also paved in granite. [cite web|url=http://docs.newsbank.com/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info:sid/iw.newsbank.com:NewsBank:CTRB&rft_val_format=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&rft_dat=10AFA0F0493A3786&svc_dat=InfoWeb:aggregated5&req_dat=AA98CDC331574F0ABEAFF732B33DC0B2|title= The Millennium Park effect - It has emerged as a sparkling example ... of how big cities can get big things done|accessdate=2008-06-11|date=2005-06-26|publisher=Newsbank|work=Chicago Tribune|author=Kamin, Blair] The north and south galleries are physically separated by AT&T Plaza, which hosts "Cloud Gate" (The Bean). [cite web|url=http://www.millenniumpark.org/parkevents/parkmap.pdf|title=Millennium Park Map|publisher=Millenniumpark.org|date=June 2005]

Exhibitions

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caption1 = Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley at the opening of the 2005 "Revealing Chicago" Exhibition in the Boeing Gallery and Chase Promenade in Millennium Park (South Boeing Gallery, 2005-06-09).

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Past exhibitions

The first exhibition in the renamed Galleries was "Revealing Chicago: An Aerial Portrait", which was displayed on the Central Chase Promenade and South Boeing Gallery, appeared from June 10–October 10, 2005.cite web|url=http://www.millenniumpark.org/newsandmedia/pdfs/5.12%20Revealing%20Chicago.pdf|title="REVEALING CHICAGO: AN AERIAL PORTRAIT: BY TERRY EVANS"|accessdate=2008-06-10|publisher=City of Chicago] The exhibit featured 100 images from Chicago metropolitan area taken on 50 flights that occurred between March 2003 and August 2004 at various seasons of the year. Photographer, Terry Evans, a Chicagoan, says that although 90% of the photographs were taken while in a helicopter, her preferred method of travel hot air balloon, but Chicago was usually too windy to shoot by balloon. [cite web|url=http://docs.newsbank.com/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info:sid/iw.newsbank.com:NewsBank:CSTB&rft_val_format=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&rft_dat=10AEE9E485BC6F8F&svc_dat=InfoWeb:aggregated5&req_dat=AA98CDC331574F0ABEAFF732B33DC0B2|title=VANTAGE POINTS // AERIAL PHOTOS PAINT GLORIOUS PORTRAITS OF CHICAGO AREA|accessdate=2008-06-11|date=2005-06-10|publisher=Newsbank|work=Chicago Sun-Times|author=Davenport, Misha] At the time of the installation of the exhibition, the North Boeing Gallery was not complete so the exhibition partially took place on the Central Chase Promenade.

The galleries hosted "In Search of Paradise: Great Gardens of the World" from May 12–October 22, 2006. The opening was delayed a week. This exhibition was developed by the Chicago Botanic Garden and included 65 photomurals of gardens from 21 countries including Lurie Garden. All of the photographs were less than five years old.cite web|url=http://www.millenniumpark.org/newsandmedia/documents/microsoftword-insearchnewopeningdate.pdf|title=“IN SEARCH OF PARADISE: GREAT GARDENS OF THE WORLD”|accessdate=2008-06-11|date=2006-04-28|publisher=City of Chicago|author=Hurwitz, Jill] The exhibition was curated by Penelope Hobhouse and presented by the Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs, Millennium Park with support from The Boeing Company and the Richard H. Driehaus Foundation. [cite web|url=http://www.cityofchicago.org/city/webportal/portalContentItemAction.do?contenTypeName=COC_EDITORIAL&contentOID=536937769&topChannelName=HomePage|title=In Search of Paradise: Great Gardens of the World (03/2006)|accessdate=2008-06-11|date=2006-03-21|publisher=City of Chicago] The photographs were formatted at ft to m|4|6|wiki=yes|precision=1.cite web|url=http://docs.newsbank.com/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info:sid/iw.newsbank.com:NewsBank:CTRB&rft_val_format=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&rft_dat=1107F8F3C846AED0&svc_dat=InfoWeb:aggregated5&req_dat=AA98CDC331574F0ABEAFF732B33DC0B2|title=It will be `Paradise' at Millennium Park|accessdate=2008-06-11|publisher=Newsbank|work=Chicago Tribune|author=Storch, Charles] The production schedule for the photomural formatted photography used was longer than expected, which led to the week long delay in opening the exhibition. The exhibition was a thematic reference to the Chicago motto, "Urbs in Horto", which means city in a garden, and was a modern adaptation of a 2003 exhibition at the Chicago Botanic Garden. [cite web|url=http://docs.newsbank.com/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info:sid/iw.newsbank.com:NewsBank:CTRB&rft_val_format=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&rft_dat=11153551DBF155E8&svc_dat=InfoWeb:aggregated5&req_dat=AA98CDC331574F0ABEAFF732B33DC0B2|title=Garden Clippings|accessdate=2008-06-11|date=2006-04-30|publisher=Newsbank|work=Chicago Tribune|author=Botts, Beth] The exhibit provided viewers with an appreciation for the landscape design, aesthetics and the horticulture of gardens. [cite web|url=http://docs.newsbank.com/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info:sid/iw.newsbank.com:NewsBank:CSTB&rft_val_format=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&rft_dat=11191DE0E46083E8&svc_dat=InfoWeb:aggregated5&req_dat=AA98CDC331574F0ABEAFF732B33DC0B2|title='Paradise' found: Large-scale photos show 'Great Gardens' in all their blooming glory|accessdate=2008-06-11|date=2006-05-12|publisher=Newsbank|work=Chicago Sun-Times|author=Davenport, Misha]

Current installation

The gallery is currently hosting Mark di Suvero, whose large-scale abstract expressionism sculptures are on display from April 17, 2007–October 12, 2008.cite web|url=http://www.millenniumpark.org/parkevents/eventpopup.aspx?eventId=401|title=Mark di Suvero / Millennium Park|accessdate=2008-06-10|publisher=millenniumpark.org] The original duration duration of the exhibition was supposed to only be until April 1, 2008, but the exhibit was extended through the summer and fall of 2008.cite web|url=http://www.cityofchicago.org/city/webportal/portalContentItemAction.do?blockName=I+Want+To&channelId=-536879034&programId=0&topChannelName=Exploring&contentOID=536951575&Failed_Reason=Invalid+timestamp,+engine+has+been+restarted&contenTypeName=COC_EDITORIAL&com.broadvision.session.new=Yes&Failed_Page=%2fwebportal%2fportalContentItemAction.do|title=Sculptures by Artist Mark di Suvero Installed in Park: Extended Through October 12, 2008|accessdate=2008-06-10|publisher=City of Chicago] cite web|url=http://egov.cityofchicago.org/city/webportal/portalContentItemAction.do?blockName=Cultural%2bAffairs%2fArt+Exhibitions%2fContent&deptMainCategoryOID=-536883845&entityName=Cultural+Affairs&topChannelName=Dept&contentOID=536951557&Failed_Reason=Invalid+timestamp,+engine+has+been+restarted&contenTypeName=COC_EVENT&com.broadvision.session.new=Yes&Failed_Page=%2fwebportal%2fportalContentItemAction.do&context=dept|title=Mark Di Suvero/ Millennium Park Extended Through October 12, 2008|accessdate=2008-06-10|publisher=City of Chicago, Department of Cultural Affairs] It is presented by the Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs, Millennium Park, in cooperation with Millennium Park, Inc., and is sponsored by The Boeing Company with support from the Richard H. Driehaus Foundation.

The exhibit includes five pieces in total: two pieces in the North Boeing Gallery and three in the South Boeing Gallery. It was originally scheduled to include only four works. "Orion", which is the largest of these, is a bright orange sculpture that measures convert|53|ft|m|1 tall and convert|12|ST|MT LT|1|lk=on. It has been installed on the North Boeing Gallery. The exhibit features an interactive piece, "Shang", which visitors are invited to climb on in the South Gallery. "Shang" is convert|25|ft|m|1 tall and has a suspended steel beam that acts as a swing.

"Chicago Tribune" art critic Alan G. Artner felt that the installation was a bit cramped in the Boeing Galleries. He explained that this was why di Suvero was limited to his midsize pieces and felt the Chase Promenade might have served as a better forum and left the artist unfettered to choose from a wider range of pieces. He also wondered why a city that abounds in public sculpture has not ventured to acquire any of his work. [cite web|url=http://docs.newsbank.com/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info:sid/iw.newsbank.com:NewsBank:CTRB&rft_val_format=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&rft_dat=118C1FCD2C1A2558&svc_dat=InfoWeb:aggregated5&req_dat=AA98CDC331574F0ABEAFF732B33DC0B2|title= Midsize di Suvero works still a big deal - Solo show for sculptor who shocked with scale|accessdate=2008-06-13|date=2007-04-26|publisher=Newsbank|work=Chicago Tribune|author=Artner, Alan G.]

Notes

External links

* [http://www.millenniumpark.org/parkevents/parkmap.pdf Millennium Park map]
* [http://egov.cityofchicago.org/webportal/COCWebPortal/COC_ATTACH/Community_Areas_LOOP.pdf City of Chicago Loop Community Map]