Martin Creed Plays Chicago is the name of the year-long MCA residency of the famous British artist, Martin Creed. He has been presenting a different exhibit every month for the whole year in Chicago; one exhibit, Mother's is a huge neon steel structure that rotates on a central axis and is located right in front of the actual MCA and his September exhibit, Half the Air in a Given Space, is literally the Water Tower half filled with red latex balloons. I had to sign a consent form that I wasn't allergic to latex, which I immaturely giggled at. Anyway, there are apparently three other sites that are half filled with balloons of different colors, but I was pleased to randomly find this one while strolling down Michigan Ave. What a great city! The MCA website explains this exhibit as:
Creed fills half the space of a room with balloons, giving tangible
form to something that’s usually invisible: the air around you.
The tourist in me, strikes again!
