Rubber Duck Pittsburgh 2013

27 29 will be invited to celebrate the arrival of florentijn hofman s rubber duck project with a fun spin on the classic duck pond carnival game.

Rubber duck pittsburgh 2013.

Florentijn hofman s floating art installation the rubber duck has captivated cities from hong kong to sydney to tokyo and now it s coming to pittsburgh. The duck has been on display in amsterdam lommel belgium osaka sydney harbour sao paulo and hong kong and arrives in the us for the first time for the pittsburgh international festival of firsts. This is one giant duck the rubber ducky is in pittsburgh for three weeks as part of the pittsburgh cultural trust s festival of firsts it s the big rubber duck s first visit to north america after visits to sydney hong kong paris and other notable cities. Florentijn hofman is the artist who designed the 40x30 duck.

It can relieve mondial tensions as well as define them. Pittsburgh kdka ap up until now all we ve been able to show you are shots of a 54 foot duck which visited the harbor in hong kong. Sep 29 2013 explore the pittsburgh mommy blog s board pittsburgh s giant rubber duck followed by 1096 people on pinterest. But a dispute.

Fairmont pittsburgh guests staying at fairmont pittsburgh the weekend of sept. The friendly floating four story high rubber duck has healing properties. The 18 meter high duck an installation by dutch artist florentijn hofman. See more ideas about rubber duck duck pittsburgh.

The one that s docking here in pittsburgh is just a. Posted by bill o driscoll on fri sep 13 2013 at 3 22 pm. People on a bridge in beijing china watch a farewell party for a giant rubber duck at the summer palace oct. Don t miss the 4 ft x 5 ft rubber duck floating in the embassy suites koi pond.

Rubber duck is a series of several giant floating sculptures of yellow rubber ducks designed by dutch artist florentijn hofman which have appeared in many cities around the world including hong kong pittsburgh toronto kaohsiung baku and sydney each rubber duck is recreated anew locally as his public art is intended to be temporary.