The Cow Parade “is the largest and most successful public art event in the world.” Over 50 cities have hosted it since 1999, and it has raised over $20 million for charity.
Why Cows?
This is a popular question. Simply, the cow is a universally beloved animal. The cow represents different things to different people around the world-she’s sacred, she’s historical, she connects us to our past-but the common feeling is one of affection. There is something magical about the cow that transcends throughout the world. She simply makes everyone smile.
Cows gone wild. I took this in West Hartford CT, the home for Cow Parade, in 2007. More.
Melted cow. Budapest
Spider Man Cow. Rome
Hippie Cow. Madrid
Abstract cow. Madrid
Chariot cow. San Jose, Costa Rica
Tire cow. Stockholm