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Follow up on Elliott Kayser’s Pigs from their Year on the Greenway

January 26, 2020 · by · in animals in art, architecture, Art, art and science study, Boston events, Boston Public Art, celebrations, ceramics, commuity, conceptual art, crafts, design, families, farm residencies, Installations, interactive art, landmarks, parks, public art, Rose Kennedy Greenway, Sculpture, temporary art, visual art · Leave a comment

The photos in this post come from January 1, 2020, the last time I visited Elliott Kayser’s eight ceramic pigs along the Rose Kennedy Greenway. They had kept their stations well for almost a year. Now that the Year of the Pig is almost over they are gone!

From a very informative Greenway blog post, I have learned that five of the pigs have moved on to the Fuller Craft Museum in Brockton. Chiefly the blog post clearly tells a story with great photos of ten steps involved in creating the pigs. If you wondered about the origins or future of these sculptures, about 250 pounds each, read that blog post.

Elliott Kayser’s Art Adds Many Ways to Celebrate Year of the Pig along the Greenway

March 10, 2019 · by · in animals in art, Art, art and science study, Artists, celebrations, ceramics, clay sculpture, commuity, environmental sculpture, Exhibits, gardens, Installations, interactive art, political issues, public art tours, Rose Kennedy Greenway, Sculpture, temporary art, visual art · 2 Comments

Eight lifelike, life-size terra cotta pigs, each representing a different native pig breed in China, have settled along the Greenway. Guided by a map, I found each one, informatively labeled, between the North End and Chinatown. I hope to keep visiting them as seasons change their surroundings and their interactions with people.   “The year […]