Karmin makes Tartu capital of sculptures

Estonian sculptor Mati Karmin's new statue has attracted attention: he placed a bronze pig in front of Tartu's covered market. Raimu Hanson writes, "The Estonian capital of sculptures is doubtless Tartu. Do Tallinn, Pärnu, Narva or any other city have a bronze pig in front of their covered markets? No... The pig has such a mischievous expression on its face that you can recognise in it quiet ridicule that Tallinn is supposed to be the most intelligent city in the world. Is it not also a symbol if one Estonian city dismantles its bronze statues while another sets up new ones?"

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