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From Your Kitchen to Michigan Avenue: Refrigerators and Art Converge

CHICAGO, IL.- Pedestrians along Michigan Avenue are in for a cool surprise when they encounter a new art exhibit sponsored by ComEd: Fine Art Fridges. The display, which runs through September 15, features recycled refrigerators that have been transformed into works of art. Fine Art Fridges depicts themes ranging from Chicago architecture to a celebration of flowers. In one of the pieces, artist VooDoo Larry Grobe has transformed a vintage 1950s Philco fridge into a jazzy “VooDoo Hot Rod.” In another, Nicole Beck celebrates wildlife in a mosaic tribute to endangered life in the Gulf of Mexico. Nine pieces designed by Chicago-area artists are displayed on the sidewalk along the Magnificent Mile between Chicago Avenue and Illinois Street. The exhibit was created to raise awareness for ComEd’s Appliance Recycling Program, through which ComEd will haul away your old, second working refrigerator or freezer free of cha