Move The Bean in Chicago
Illustrative photo. Photo: Roman Boed from The Netherlands, CC BY 2.0 / Wikimedia Commons
The rumor
According to reports, hundreds of people gathered in Chicago to try to move Anish Kapoor’s sculpture known as The Bean.
People on social media and in viral reports shared claims that the crowd attempted to push the 110-tonne sculpture seven inches to the left to free a man supposedly trapped inside.
The truth
According to the provided reports, headlines indicate that hundreds of people tried and failed to push The Bean in a viral stunt.
The reports do not establish whether a person was actually trapped inside the sculpture or if officials confirmed any rescue attempts.
Where it is being claimed
The claim is circulating in Chicago, US, and online as a viral stunt.
In short Unconfirmed
What is true
- Hundreds of people gathered to try and move The Bean according to reports.
What is not confirmed
- Whether a man was actually trapped inside The Bean.
- Whether the sculpture can be or was moved seven inches.
Sources
- ARTnews.com – In Viral Stunt, Hundreds Try and Fail to Move Anish Kapoor’s ‘Bean’ Seven Inches to the Left, To Help the Man Supposedly Trapped Inside
- Artforum – Crowd Tries, Fails to Move Anish Kapoor’s “Bean” in Viral Stunt
- Complex – 250 People Tried to Move the Bean in Chicago to Free a 'Trapped' Man
- Block Club Chicago – Hundreds Try (And Fail) To Push The Bean ‘7 Inches To The Left’
- Deccan Chronicle – Hundreds Gather in Chicago to Move The Bean Seven Inches in Bizarre Viral Stunt
- NDTV – Watch: Chicagoans Push 110-Tonne Sculpture 7 Inches Left To Free 'Man Inside'
- Nacionale – Is Push the Bean the new Storm Area 51? How past viral joke gatherings turned out
- Ocula – Bean There, Done That: Londoners Want in on the Sculpture-Pushing Action