Super Lamb Banana in "East Village", 14 March 2009
| Location |
| All over Liverpool |
| Hours |
| Accessible all hours |
| Website |
| http://www.superlambbanana.com |
| Artist |
| Originally created by artist Taro Chiezo. |
| Established |
| Originally commissioned for the Art Transpennine Exhibition of 1998 |
The name pretty much says it all — part lamb, part banana. The original Super Lamb Banana was a seventeen-foot tall concrete and steel sculpture located on the Strand. Intended to critique the growth of genetically modified food, the Super Lamb Banana also referenced Liverpool's history of lamb and banana trade. While opinions on its artistic merit are quite divided, the Super Lamb Banana has become an unparalleled cultural phenomenon.
- Super Lamb Banana locations
- Super Lamb Bananas on Flickr
- Super Lamb Bananas on Liverpool Street Gallery
Comments
2009-03-15 21:40:01 check this out! www.maltergalleries.com/.../nov2004/1101_1.jpg seems like its been done before! in the early 2nd Millennium BC! —lilian
2009-03-15 21:42:08 http://www.maltergalleries.com/archives/auction04/nov2004/page2.html —lilian
2009-03-15 21:54:29 item number 1101. North Syria, early 2nd Millennium BC. A terracotta mouflon with curled horns. Its back is surmounted by a stemmed offering bowl. Ex. English collection acquired in the Near East in the late 1940’s – early 1950’s. Repaired. H: 3”, 7.6cm. [WWW]http://www.maltergalleries.com/archives/auction04/nov2004/page2.html (took a while to get this on here !) —lilian
2009-03-15 22:50:39 item number 1101. North Syria, early 2nd Millennium BC. A terracotta mouflon with curled horns. Its back is surmounted by a stemmed offering bowl. Ex. English collection acquired in the Near East in the late 1940’s – early 1950’s. Repaired. H: 3”, 7.6cm. [WWW]http://www.maltergalleries.com/archives/auction04/nov2004/page2.html (took a while to get this on here !) —lilian
