Jan. 31 (UPI) — New York Metropolis has unveiled its personal sculpture to reflect Chicago’s famed “Bean” after years of development.

Worldwide artist Anish Kapoor, who created Chicago’s Cloud Gate sculpture in 2004, unveiled the $10 million reflective bean Tuesday at 56 Leonard Avenue in New York’s Tribeca neighborhood.

New York’s bean, which isn’t as tall as Chicago’s, measures 48-feet lengthy and 19-feet tall.

The 40-ton squashed model of Chicago’s 110-ton sculpture has been below development on the Jenga constructing since February of 2019. Work on the set up, which sits beneath a second-floor overhang, stopped throughout the COVID-19 pandemic as a result of the crew constructing it couldn’t journey from Britain to complete the job. The sculpture, which has been hidden behind scaffolding, finally grew to become generally known as “half bean.”

“Town can really feel frenetic, quick and arduous, imposing structure, concrete, noise. My work, at 56 Leonard Avenue, proposes a type that although made from stainless-steel can be comfortable and ephemeral,” Kapoor, who owns a four-bedroom condominium within the constructing, mentioned in an announcement Tuesday.

“Mirrors trigger us to pause, to be absorbed and pulled in a method that disrupts time, slows it down maybe; it is a materials that creates a brand new form of immaterial area,” Kapoor added.

Whereas New York’s bean has lastly been unveiled, it nonetheless has no title. The sculpture’s title is scheduled to be revealed this spring.