Comments on: Why are there red penguins in Venice?

Question: Why are there red penguins in Venice?

woj — Sat, 18 Jun 2005 19:21:25 -0800

We recently returned from a visit to Venice, Italy. Whilst on a vaporetto travelling the Grand Canal, we noticed many balconies sporting red penguin statues....

Unfortunately, we were only stopping over in Venice for the day, so we never discovered the significance of the penguins. I tried googling a few things, but so far it remains a mystery. Can anyone explain the red penguins of Venice?

Thanks!

By: dhartung

dhartung — Sat, 18 Jun 2005 21:37:30 -0800

Red penguins like these?

They appear to be part of a citywide art installation (cf. Chicago's cows, numerous similar municipal public art initiatives around the world; they began in Switzerland). English via Google.

Cracking Art, the sponsoring organization.

By: woj

woj — Sat, 18 Jun 2005 22:32:34 -0800

Thanks, dhartung!

By: whatzit

whatzit — Sun, 19 Jun 2005 05:17:29 -0800

full circle: I just got back from Zurich, which is apparntly in the middle of Teddy Sommer.