Cloud Gate – created by British-Indian artist Anish Kapoor – is a 110-ton bean-shaped sculpture forged from stainless steel. The Bean's elliptical shape reflects the Chicago skyline.

Anish Kapoor is a leading contemporary British-Indian artist working in large-scale abstract public sculpture. Among his best-known works is the popular Cloud Gate (2006), otherwise known as “the Bean ...

But if you listen closely, you can hear the sculpture declare, “I am not a bean. I am Cloud Gate.” The voice of Cloud Gate is David Schwimmer ’88, one of 10 Northwestern alumni who contributed to ...