2017: Navy Pier exhibition - A Retrospective View of the Pathway – by Roger Hiorns

Public Art in Chicago series...
A Retrospective View of the Pathway – by Roger Hiorns
Where: Navy Pier / Polk Bros Park
When: June 21, 2017, to September 17, 2017

Presented by EXPO Chicago / IN/SITU Outside, in collaboration with Navy pier, Chicago.
IN/SITU Outside is a citywide initiative that provides the opportunity for EXPO CHICAGO exhibitors
to present temporary public art installations situated along the lakefront and throughout Chicago neighborhoods.

Hiorns’ interactive art piece is comprised of large-scale stainless-steel tanks, a compressor and foam. Every day at noon and 4 p.m., the sculpture produces giant foam clusters, which will be shaped by the wind and spread across the landscape. In this way, the artist engages with the surroundings, and blurs the lines between where the city begins and the art ends. The public is welcome to engage with the interactive installation, with the foam becoming the connective tissue between the individual and the artwork.