Chaos I [SEP] creator
Chaos I
Chaos I is a kinetic artwork by Swiss artist Jean Tinguely located inside The Commons, which is downtown Columbus, Indiana, United States. The work was commissioned by J. Irwin Miller, his wife Xenia Miller, and E. Celementine Tangeman (Miller's sister) in late 1971 for The Commons, an enclosed public space designed by Cesar Pelli. The artwork is often simply called Chaos and is occasionally referred to as Chaos No.1.
Description.
"Chaos I" stands 30 feet tall, weighs 3 tons
On September 22, 2018, A Tilt-A-Whirl operated by Thomas Amusements in St. John's, Newfoundland malfunctioned when two of the cars crashed into each other causing the top of one of the cars to fall off and on to the platform. No serious injuries resulted but some of the passengers suffered minor injuries.
Further reading.
- "It's been a tilting, whirling ride for 75 years," "Minneapolis Star Tribune", 1-SEP-2001
- Tilt-A-Whirl Chaos (I