Before listening to the audio tour, I have seen all the 17 artworks; however, I didn’t pay much attention to any of these artworks, nor did I know any story behind these artworks. It took me over thirty minutes to finish listening to all the audios, but it was totally worth. Not only I learned some background information of these artworks, but I have the desire to see these artworks in no minute. Therefore, I went to see them again with Jongboe last Friday.
It was a wonderful day, not cold and not hot, for outing, and we started our journey at Art Institute of Chicago. There were many people taking pictures in front of the building, and some people were lining up for visiting inside. The lion sculptures were attracted, and so was the Public Gardens. After that, we went to the Millennium Park where we spent the most time. It has been a year since I last visited the park, and there were more artworks in the park. Even though we couldn’t have a great visit to the Jay Pritzker Pavilion due to the closeness, I was glad to see the big red dinosaur in person. BP Bridge, the Crown Fountain and the Cloud Gate were still the hot spots for visitors. At last, we took several pictures of the Loop tattoo.
However, my favorite artwork was none of the artworks above but the Picasso’s Chicago. It was interesting because nobody can tell what it is, and everybody can see different shapes in different directions or angles. It killed me that I couldn’t see that sculpture because of my tiredness and laziness.
It was a great tour, and the artworks are amazing. I highly recommend to the visitors to Chicago and the people who are interested in art.
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