I assume anyone reading this blog is from Cincinnati, but if not: pigs are our thing. Cincinnati used to have a thriving meat-packing industry, hence the occasional "Porkpolis" reference. Our marathon is "the Flying Pig," and we have art installations throughout the city known as "the Big Pig Gig" (similar to Chicago's cow thing).Dan and I thought it would be fun to post pictures of the Big Pig Gig installments that we come across as we rediscover Cincinnati. I recently found this first one when I was in Rookwood Commons.
Finding pictures (and thus names) online is frustrating because the Big Pig Gig site is archived and doesn't have any of the images anymore! Their gallery is useless, and all the other sites I can find link back to BigPigGig.com for their images. Argh. I'm not sure how to find the names for the pigs-- the numbers on the Big Pig Gig map don't seem to correspond to anything.
HOWEVER, after some super sleuthing I was able to find this link, placing our pig in the "A Pig for All Seasons" series.
I might need some help naming other pigs in the future-- I think I got lucky on this one.
Wikipedia entry on The Big Pig Gig: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Pig_Gig
Big Pig Gig map: http://www.cincinnati.com/bigpiggig/images/pigmap.jpg
6 comments:
There was a book printed for this - allthe pigs, names, and the artist. The library should have it if it isn't sold anymore.
Hm, I ought to look into that. Especially if I'm not able to find placards on all the pigs when I discover them.
Thank you!
I just purchased the book in mention (The Big Pig Gig) from Half Price Books in Kenwood. They had several copies in an array of conditions. Prices ranged from $7.99- $9.99. We just moved here from CA and we wanted to know more about these fascinating displays of art. We are looking forward to using the map on this blog to do some pig sightings.
I loved the big pig gig, painted a pig for it in fact... and photographed as many of the pigs as i could and made a video for YouTube. I have been looking for someone to enjoy the pictures, and partner in making a DVD. Please contact me if you are interested. http://pdqpatterns.com, thanks, marian...
One of the pigs is in front of Werk Haus Pizza (formerly Mio's Pizza) on Werk Road in Western Hills, behind Toys R Us.
I was looking for Pig Gig info and ran across your page. I also found this link with links to pictures of most of the pigs.
http://www.cincinnati.com/bigpiggig/pig_listing.html
I also found a link to Artworks with a list of local pigs.
http://www.artworkscincinnati.org/publicart/pigsondisplay.shtml
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