Monument with Standing Beast
Sculpture by Jean DubuffetMonument with Standing Beast is a sculpture by Jean Dubuffet previously located in front of the James R. Thompson Center in the Loop community area of Chicago, Illinois. It was across the street from Chicago City Hall to the South and diagonal across the street from the Daley Center to the southeast. Weighing 10 short tons, the structure was made of fiberglass and was 29 feet (8.8 m) tall. It was unveiled on November 28, 1984. The state government announced plans to relocate the sculpture after Alphabet Inc. acquired the building in 2022, It was dismantled in the spring of 2024 and was bound for a state warehouse.
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