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Lake Michigan won’t be the only body of water near Chicago that you can jump right into this year. Well… in a sense. Navy Pier’s newest interactive installation is thematically entitled The Beach<\/em> and\u00a0features\u00a0an enormous ball pit ocean, an extending pier, and plenty of lawn chairs, umbrellas, and floaties to fully complete the aesthetic.<\/p>\n

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It’s time to escape our bitter lake effect and channel your inner beach bod by taking a dive into\u00a0a sea of translucent, plastic balls. This rotating art\u00a0exhibit by\u00a0New York-based design studio Snarkitecture will make its way to the Aon Grand Ballroom at Navy Pier from January 19 – February 3, 2019.\u00a0So far, The Beach<\/em> has\u00a0appeared as a temporary installation in Washington, D.C., Tampa, Sydney, Paris, and Bangkok.<\/p>\n

The ball pit consists of over 1.1 million recycled, antimicrobial orbs that make a swim through The Beach<\/em> totally sanitary. This\u00a018,000-square-foot stretch of space is free to the public, thanks to a grant by Chicago Free For All Fund, and remains in partnership with\u00a0EXPO Chicago.<\/p>\n

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Lake Michigan won’t be the only body of water near Chicago that you can jump right into this year. Well… in a sense. 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