The artist Anish Kapoor, winner of the Turner Prize in 1991, will consider whether to take legal action over a photo taken by a group of U.S. Border Patrol agents in front of his “Cloud Gate” sculpture in Chicago, according to The Guardian.
“(These security forces) kidnap street vendors, break down doors, force people out of cars, use tear gas on residential streets,” he said of these security forces conducting military-style immigration enforcement raids in Chicago, according to the artist.
Border Patrol takes photo with The Bean
Disgusting. These same agents pepper sprayed an infant this weekend and now they’re posing for photos-it’s all a joke to them.
This is not a government-funded sightseeing trip. ICE needs to be held accountable. https://t.co/ekxOHkdUA2
– Lt. Governor Juliana Stratton (@LtGovStratton) November 10, 2025
The artist is referring to the deployment of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) forces in the city of Chicago to raid immigrants in the city in an operation that has lasted since September under the name‘Operation Midway Blitz‘.
“This is fascist America,” the artist sums up.
Cloud Gate, popularly known as The Bean, is an icon of the city of Chicago.
This is not the first time Kapoor has taken legal action for a similar event.
In 2018 he reached a settlement with the National Rifle Association (NRA), which used a photograph of his sculpture for one of its advertisements.
“In this case it’s a bit more complicated,” Kapoor said referring to the most recent incident, “because it’s a whole unit of the national army,” he tells the English daily.
In images posted by several users on Instagram and local media outlet Block Club Chicago, dozens of agents can be seen posing in an orderly fashion next to the sculpture.
There are several dogs in the formation and Gregory Bovino, the Customs and Border Protection (CBP) commander who has led the massive raids in Los Angeles and Chicago, can also be seen.
According to the local media, the agents shouted “Little Village!” when the photo was taken, in reference to the neighborhood of the same name where citizens of Mexican descent reside and which has been the target of numerous raids.
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With information from EFE
