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Batcolumn (or Bat Column) is a 101-foot-tall (31 m) outdoor sculpture in Chicago. Designed by Claes Oldenburg, it takes the shape of a baseball bat standing on its knob. It consists of gray-painted COR-TEN steel arranged into an open latticework structure.

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  • Batcolumn (or Bat Column) is a 101-foot-tall (31 m) outdoor sculpture in Chicago. Designed by Claes Oldenburg, it takes the shape of a baseball bat standing on its knob. It consists of gray-painted COR-TEN steel arranged into an open latticework structure. Batcolumn stands outside the Harold Washington Social Security Administration Building at 600 West Madison Street near downtown Chicago. The United States General Services Administration commissioned the sculpture, which was dedicated in 1977. Oldenburg originally designed the sculpture to be painted red, but he abandoned that idea to distinguish it from Chicago's Flamingo sculpture by Alexander Calder. Oldenburg instead had Batcolumn painted gray, which he also hoped would make the sculpture easier to see against the sky. A plaque on the sculpture reads, "Oldenburg selected the baseball bat as an emblem of Chicago's ambition and vigor. The sculpture's verticality echoes the city's dramatic skyline, while its form and scale cleverly allude to more traditional civic monuments, such as obelisks and memorial columns." The sculpture has been a source of controversy. On the day of its dedication, a number of people came to protest, holding signs saying "Tear it down" and "Expensive joke". However, Batcolumn has also had its defenders. A 2005 Chicago Tribune article named it one of the newspaper's favorite Chicago sculptures (along with Standing Lincoln and the lions outside the Art Institute of Chicago Building). (en)
  • «Колонна-бита» (англ. Batcolumn либо Bat Column) — гигантская уличная стальная скульптура американского скульптора Класа Олденбурга (род. 1929). Представляет собой решётчатую конструкцию в форме бейсбольной биты, стоящей на своей ручке; высота скульптуры — 31 м (101 фут), материал — сталь, окрашенная в серый цвет. Скульптуру можно отнести к такому направлению современного искусства, как искусство места, характерной особенностью которого является учёт «специфики места» при создании художественной работы. (ru)
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  • «Колонна-бита» (англ. Batcolumn либо Bat Column) — гигантская уличная стальная скульптура американского скульптора Класа Олденбурга (род. 1929). Представляет собой решётчатую конструкцию в форме бейсбольной биты, стоящей на своей ручке; высота скульптуры — 31 м (101 фут), материал — сталь, окрашенная в серый цвет. Скульптуру можно отнести к такому направлению современного искусства, как искусство места, характерной особенностью которого является учёт «специфики места» при создании художественной работы. (ru)
  • Batcolumn (or Bat Column) is a 101-foot-tall (31 m) outdoor sculpture in Chicago. Designed by Claes Oldenburg, it takes the shape of a baseball bat standing on its knob. It consists of gray-painted COR-TEN steel arranged into an open latticework structure. (en)
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