EVENT PHOTOS!

2010-05-13T06:49:00.000-07:00

Open publication - Free publishing - More crowd gate

CROWD GATE: MAY 1,2010.

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RAINCHECK

2010-04-22T10:10:00.000-07:00

Unfortunately, we have decided it would be in the project's and your best interest to RESCHEDULE Crowd Gate to May 1st due to this Saturday's bad weather.

**Raincheck date will be on MAY 1st at The Bean FROM 1-2 PM**

We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused and we hope you'll be able to make it on May 1st. Please update your RSVP on our facebook page (http://www.facebook.com/?sk=2361831622#!/event.php?eid=111182485564136&ref=ts) so we can get an idea for who will be able to come on the new date.

Thank you!
♥ Team Crowd Gate

HOW TO MAKE A T-SHIRT LOOM TO WEAVE ON!

2010-04-08T20:46:00.000-07:00

A Reflection of People, Thoughts, & Fun

2010-03-07T14:30:00.000-08:00

Why the Cloud Gate/Bean?
The underneath or inside of the sculpture invites the viewer into a chamber that distorts their reflection in the same way that the exterior alters the city surrounding it. The work brings together the city and the people (visitors and non-visitors alike) and all things that represent Chicago as one entity. Kapoor calls it a “collector” for this reason. It has become an icon in the Chicago community and it’s international recognition represents domestic and global connection.

Kapoor was reluctant when his piece was coined "The Bean", , but has later realized that the new titling was a positive adjustment. The Bean if currently listed among the top 20 most photographed locations world wide. Chicago's natives and international travelers flock to Millennium Park and leave their mark at the site. So many fingerprints are left on The Bean that the seamless surface has to be cleaned three times a day!

Why Weaving?
Weaving has historically provided two basic human needs: clothing and shelter. It has been bringing people together, in a literal sense, since the earliest civilizations that wove together twigs and plant fibers to create dwellings in their communities. It is nearly impossible to accurately trace the origin of a fabric, but it is possible that weaving could have existed 35,000 years ago. Cloth can encompass culture in a way that other art forms cannot because it merges functional material with culturally significant social activities. Cloth construction served as a mode of communication both between and within several civilizations throughout history. It is also inherently infused with memories as cloth has observable evidence of how it is worn/used over time.

Weaving Funfacts:
-2500 BC – Swiss Lake Dwellers – textile scraps, spinning whorls, spinning & weaving during Stone Age

-Rug created by Scythian nomads – dated to the 4th or 5th century – Soviet expedition uncovered ice-bound grave in Pazyryk in the Altai

-Modern structures using ancient string technology – Golden Gate Bridge (metaphor: merging two lands, bringing groups from different land masses together)