Obama Presidential Center
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Artists including Jenny Holzer, Alison Saar and Kiki Smith creating commissions for Obama Presidential Center
The nine new works will be made by ten artists—including Nick Cave, Marie Watt and Idris Khan
Spencer Finch and Lindsay Adams to create large-scale commissions for Obama Presidential Center
The centre in Chicago will feature a tiled installation by Finch and a bright, abstract composition by Adams
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Julie Mehretu creates towering glass mural for Obama Presidential Center in Chicago
The artist's 83ft-tall work, “Uprising of the Sun”, is the most prominent of many art commissions for the centre
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Maya Lin to create sculptural fountain for the Obama Presidential Center
The sculpture, “Seeing Through the Universe”, will be installed on the centre’s grounds in an area honouring Barack Obama’s mother