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Americas’ Courtyard – by Denise Milan and Ary Perez

Initially installed in 1998, north of Art Institute in Grant Park,
and in 1999 was installed at its current location at Adler Planetarium in Museum Campus.

Permanent Installation at Adler Planetarium.

Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs: Special Project

Composed of stone blocks of varying colors and origins, Americas’ Courtyard is a tribute to the ethnic diversity of America. The installation was designed to be modular, allowing the sculpture to be reorganized in relation to its surroundings. The arena of stones was originally located near the Art Institute of Chicago but was later moved to a permanent location on the lawn of the Adler Planetarium. Here the sculpture was reconfigured to resemble a spiral-shaped galaxy. Artists Ary Perez and Denise Milan worked in conjunction with Adler archeoastronomer Phyllis Pitluga to orient the sculpture to mark the sun’s passage through seasonal equinoxes. The four pathways from the center of the piece correspond to the points on the horizon where the sun reaches its northernmost and southernmost settings on the solstices.

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Denise Milan was in Chicago for Gallery Talk on her exhibition, “Mist of the Earth” .. click here..at Chicago Cultural Center. I requested her for a small photo shoot with her sculpture “America’s Courtyard”, at Adler Planetarium. The sculpture is a collaboration with Ary Perez. But Perez was not in town. However Milan was here, and she agreed to meet me! On November 2, 2012, a very cold winter day, I took a few photos of Denise Milan with America’s Courtyard. Thank You Denise the opportunity!

Denise Milan is based in São Paulo, Brazil. She works with natural resources, and stones are particularly important to her. She tries to bring out, what she calls the “language of stones”.

Denise Milan website.. click here..

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