The other day during lunch I was walking on North State Street and after crossing the bridge at the Chicago River, I saw The Gentlemen Statues. This sculpture has been at its current location at the AMA Plaza (formerly known as IBM Plaza), since March of 2015. Prior to that it was located at the Langham Hotel. The sculpture was designed and built by Taiwanese sculptor Ju Ming. It depicts a group of businessmen traveling to work. It is a minimalist design that highlights just the basics of these ordinary businessmen headed to work on an average day. All the men look similar as they go about their day. It looks like any group of businessmen you might see at a bus stop. And you know it depicts a gloomy day because most of them are holding umbrellas. To me, they fit their environment/location perfectly, since that area is heavily populated by big office buildings.; and the views of the buildings along the river there are awesome!
