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

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.