On a winter morning five years ago, I stood at a bus-stop in uptown Chicago. I hopped from one foot to the other, trying to generate heat inside my flimsy cocoon. The hair inside my nostrils was rigid like stalactites…
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I speak with Don Colley about the ways in which he finds character and beauty in his urban surroundings, while not shying away from the ugly aspects of our world.
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Last weekend, we went kayaking in the Chicago river. Afterwards, as we stood in line for a patio table at the Metropolitan Brewery.
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After all, what is a sculpture doing? Around important public amenities — like buses and buildings and traffic lights — what business does it have?
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Out of the blue, I received a commission like none other before - a 4x4ft canvas to complete inside a week!
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