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Old 06-17-2014, 09:41 PM
 
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ok maybe people hate the sign because its who it represents.

What if the name JESUS were on the side of the building, or some celebrity you like, or for the Obama voters, what if OBAMA name was on the side of the building? What if BEIBER was on the side of a building, what would the teeny boppers feel? you might like it if it was the most cutest guy's name or something.. or maybe some other celebrity everyone loves.
I don't know about them, but it would be funny to see the wrong spelling of "BIEBER" in huge letters on a Chicago skyscraper...
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Old 06-17-2014, 09:47 PM
 
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The comment is meant to be tongue-in-cheek. To fully understand why, read Mike Royko's take on it. Mike Royko, One More Time: The Best of Mike Royko, excerpt
Great column by Royko---and yes, this Picasso "statue" is not exactly a thing of great beauty...

Did someone pull the wool over Daley's eyes? Judging by the sculpture, they really should have, for the sake of good taste.
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Old 06-18-2014, 04:30 AM
 
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Great column by Royko---and yes, this Picasso "statue" is not exactly a thing of great beauty...
Did someone pull the wool over Daley's eyes? Judging by the sculpture, they really should have, for the sake of good taste.

It's called abstract art and Chicago's Art Institute was the first major museum which started collecting
his work. Personally, I preferred Studs Terkel who interviewed people back in 67 about the sculpture.
btw, people hated the radical and "ugly" paintings of post-impressionists (1880-1900), like Van Gogh.
Think of all the things that people embrace now that they found objectionable in 1967.

Picasso And Chicago At The Art Institute: Chicagoist
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Old 06-18-2014, 08:54 AM
 
Location: Chicago
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Some "abstract art" is so "abstract" that it gets some to wondering why people pay millions for something their 10-year-old kid could have come up with in art class.


And anyway, Bob Ross whoops Pablo's ass.

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Old 06-18-2014, 10:23 AM
 
Location: Wicker Park/East Village area
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Not following this thread, But I snapped this photo this morning of the controversial sign...
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Trump putting his name on trump tower.-trump.jpg  
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Old 06-18-2014, 01:03 PM
 
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Nice building around that sign.
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Old 06-19-2014, 06:06 AM
 
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Just saw this:
Jon Stewart weighs in on Trump sign - chicagotribune.com

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Old 06-20-2014, 11:29 AM
 
Location: New Orleans
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does the sign glow at night? anyone have a picture of that?
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Old 06-20-2014, 10:09 PM
 
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I actually never did notice it before until I was walking towards Randolph from Wabash. At first, it said "TRU" and I was like, "what is TRU?"..but a couple of days ago I noticed it said TRUMP.

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Old 06-21-2014, 03:11 PM
 
Location: Chicago
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Good story.
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