CowParade

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Image:Cowparade human touch 01.jpg CowParade is an international public art exhibit that has been featured in major cities all over the world. Fiberglass sculptures of cows are decorated by local artists, and distributed over the city centre, in public places such as train stations, important avenues, and parks. They often feature artwork and designs specific to local culture, as well as city life and other relevant themes. After the exhibiton in the city, which lasts many months, the cows are auctioned off and the proceeds donated to charity.

There are a few variations of shape, but the 3 most common shapes of cow were created by Pascal Knapp, a Swiss-born sculptor who was commissioned to create the cows specifically for the CowParade series of events.

CowParade Cities

The Americas

Mexico City, Mexico (2006) Buenos Aires, Argentina (2006) Madison, Wisconsin (2006) Boston, Massachusetts (2006) Denver, Colorado (2006) Sao Paulo, Brazil (2006)

Portland, Oregon (2005) Harrisburg, Pennsylvania (2004) West Hartford, Connecticut (2003) Atlanta, Georgia (2003) Las Vegas, Nevada (2002) San Antonio, Texas (2002)

Houston, Texas (2001) Kansas City, Missouri (2001) New York, New York (2000) Stamford, Connecticut (2000) West Orange, New Jersey (2000)

Europe

Lisbon, Portugal (2006) Edinburgh, Scotland (2006) Moscow, Russia (2006) Florence, Italy (2005) Barcelona, Spain (2005) Bucharest, Romania (2005)

Warsaw, Poland (2005) Bratislava, Slovakia (2005) Geneva, Switzerland (2005) Monaco (2005) Prague, Czech Republic (2004) Manchester, England (2004)

Stockholm, Sweden (2004) Dublin, Ireland (2003) Brussels, Belgium (2003) Isle of Man (2003) London, England (2002) Ventspils, Latvia (2002)

Africa/Asia/Australia

Sydney, Australia (2002) Tokyo, Japan (2005) South Africa (2004) Auckland, New Zealand (2003)

External links

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• The official Cowparade website
• Imitators of the cow parade idea

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