"I am happy to confirm that a man has not been trapped inside Cloud Gate (aka ‘the Bean’) for the past 21 years. In fact, the man was freed years ago," So says Brendan Reilly, the alderman for Chicago’s 42nd ward. But can he be sure? Have the city authorities opened up the sculpture to check, or are they being swayed by 'Big Bean Media'.
That's the accusation from a group called the Man in Bean Coalition, which is standing by its absurdist claim that a baby was imprisoned inside Anish Kapoor's large mirrored legume while it was in construction back in 2004. That might seem ridiculous, but it's the perfect piece of performance art for our time, and other artists and brands are getting involved.
