Jeff Koons' Piglet Sculpture Unveiled At Golden 1 CenterSeptember 26, 2016 | Bob MoffittThe Golden 1 Center is officially home to an 18-foot-tall multi-colored, mirror-polished, stainless steel piglet.
Arts and LifestylePiglet Sculpture Gets Unanimous Approval From City CouncilMarch 10, 2015 | Bob MoffittThe Sacramento City Council Tuesday night voted 7-0 to approve spending $8 million in private and public money for a large, colorful, metallic pig. "Piglet" -as sculptor Jeff Koons calls it- will stand outside the downtown arena. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Arts and LifestyleSacramento Artists Voice Opposition To $8 Million Out-Of-Town PigletMarch 3, 2015 | Bob MoffittArtists who live in Sacramento are not pleased with a plan that would spend $8 million on a sculpture for the new downtown Sacramento arena. They attended the Sacramento City Council meeting Tuesday night to speak against the plan. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Arts and LifestyleKings/City To Pay $8 Million For Piglet-Inspired SculptureFebruary 26, 2015 | Bob MoffittThe Sacramento Kings and City of Sacramento have agreed to pay almost all of a $5.5 million fund set aside for arena art for a single piece. Three Kings owners ponied up another $1 million each to commission the work of New York artist Jeff Koons.
