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UIC has a James Turrell, and it’s falling apart

UIC has a James Turrell, and it’s falling apart

Published: June 9, 2026 · Chicago Reader

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On a midday drive down to Greektown for a meeting, I passed a baffling structure. Located on the University of Illinois Chicago’s urban campus, in a plaza on the southwest corner of Roosevelt and Halsted, stands a nearly 30-foot high brick-red freestanding pa…