Is suburban Chicago's "car kebab" going to that junkyard in the sky?
That's what locals are wondering now that a giant spike of eight speared automobiles in a Berwyn, Ill., shopping-center parking lot faces an uncertain future.
The sculpture, "Spindle" by Dustin Shuler, is scheduled to be removed within 60 days to make way for a drug store. And whether or not it will return remains to be seen.
"It is an extremely iconic piece," said Jon Fey, chairman of the Berwyn Arts Council. "Berwyn is, like it or not, known for that 'Spindle.'"
Fans of the artwork learned only last month that the managers of Cermak Plaza planned to relocate the sculpture to make way for a new Walgreens. Tentative plans would move the 1989 piece 300 feet west of the new building. Cordia Corporation
That's what locals are wondering now that a giant spike of eight speared automobiles in a Berwyn, Ill., shopping-center parking lot faces an uncertain future.
The sculpture, "Spindle" by Dustin Shuler, is scheduled to be removed within 60 days to make way for a drug store. And whether or not it will return remains to be seen.
"It is an extremely iconic piece," said Jon Fey, chairman of the Berwyn Arts Council. "Berwyn is, like it or not, known for that 'Spindle.'"
Fans of the artwork learned only last month that the managers of Cermak Plaza planned to relocate the sculpture to make way for a new Walgreens. Tentative plans would move the 1989 piece 300 feet west of the new building. Cordia Corporation
