1,750-pound Gorilla Swings Into Downtown Minneapolis This Saturday; First Major Artwork Finds its Home in Chambers Art Hotel

--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Chambers

PHOTO         A six-foot, 1,750-pound gorilla sculpture will be
OPPORTUNITY:  suspended in mid-air with downtown Minneapolis as its 
              backdrop this Saturday as the finishing touches are 
              underway at the highly anticipated Chambers hotel.  The 
              900th block of Hennepin Avenue will be closed to 
              accommodate the 26-ton Boom truck and crane which will
              position the lifelike gorilla into its new home within 
              the outdoor courtyard of Chambers.
             
              The gorilla, an Angus Fairhurst sculpture, marks the 
              first of several contemporary -- and often controversial
              -- pieces of art that will be will be installed between 
              now and the hotel's opening on September 10.   Named "A 
              Couple of Differences Between Thinking and Feeling" 
              (2003), Fairhurst's work of art shows the realistic 
              gorilla contemplating its missing arm on the ground.
              
              Chambers Owner/General Partner Ralph Burnet and General 
              Manager George Prine will be onsite on Saturday to 
              answer questions about the Fairhurst sculpture, the new
              hotel and its expansive art collection.

              NOTE: Unfortunately the interior of the hotel will not 
              be available to cameras on Saturday.

WHEN:         Saturday, August 26, 2006
              10:50 a.m.: A crane will hoist the 1,750-pound gorilla 
              sculpture into the air and position the gorilla into 
              place in the hotel's courtyard.

WHERE:        Chambers (courtyard)
              901 Hennepin Avenue
              Minneapolis, MN

WHO:          Chambers is a 60-room contemporary art hotel located in 
              downtown Minneapolis. Like its critically acclaimed 
              sister hotel in New York City, the Minneapolis Chambers 
              is a small, intimate, luxury hotel featuring highly 
              personalized service, contemporary fine art and fine 
              quality cuisine. One of the most distinctive features of
              the hotel is its collection of original art displayed
              throughout its public spaces and individual suites, 
              including works by Damien Hirst, Gary Hume and Sam 
              Taylor-Wood.

CONTACT:      Media may contact Jacqueline Hanson at 952.941.3949 for 
              more information.  Please call ahead if you plan to 
              attend so we can accommodate you and notify you if there
              are any last minute changes.

“A Couple of Differences Between Thinking and Feeling”