As the sun rises over Chicago every morning, thousands of drivers on the Kennedy Expressway see light reflecting off the elegant curves of a sculpture that sits right where the expressway ends at Orleans Street. The prominent location of this serene 1983 work, called “Being Born,” reflects the city of Chicago’s high regard for its creator, sculptor Virginio Ferrari, who is from Verona but lives in the Windy City.
Over a seven-decade career, Ferrari has created countless works of art, including more than 30 public sculptures in Chicago alone. He has earned praise from admirers on four continents, and his works are also displayed publicly and in collections in Italy, northern Europe, China, Ecuador and many cities in the United States.
