Artist Judy Chicago logs out of Google renovation project over artistic differences

The celebrated visual artist Judy Chicago has walked away from a major commission at Google’s headquarters project in the Loop, comparing an aspect of working with the tech giant as “a nightmare.”

“We’re really profoundly disappointed that we couldn’t produce something that the people of Chicago would be happy with,” said Chicago, who was born Judith Sylvia Cohen and later adopted the name of her hometown.

Chicago and her husband and collaborator, architect and photographer Donald Woodman, were picked in September to create a new terrazzo tile atrium floor at the base of the building.

Chicago’s works, from small to large scale, have been exhibited in galleries, museums and corporate spaces across the planet.

Along with the floor, the Google job included a new decorative skin — possibly a mix of vinyl and stained glass — to adorn the atrium’s exposed…