Located on one of the green lawns of Tašmajdan Park, the sculpture Boar (also referred to in some sources as Wild Boar) is a work by sculptor Nikola Vukosavljević. It was installed in 1989 as part of a large-scale urban beautification project carried out in Belgrade ahead of the 9th Summit of the Non-Aligned Movement.
The sculpture was a gift from the municipality of Kikinda and formed part of a unique collection of artworks presented to Belgrade by towns and municipalities from across Yugoslavia in preparation for the summit. The work was created in 1982 during the Terra Sculpture Symposium in Kikinda, one of the region’s most important centres for terracotta sculpture.
Originally, each sculpture in this open-air gallery was accompanied by a bronze plaque providing information about the artist, the donor, and the occasion on which the work was presented. The sculptures and plaques were officially unveiled on 25 August 1989, just days before the summit began. Over time, however, most of the plaques disappeared.
Today, the sculpture remains in its original location in Tašmajdan Park. In addition to the loss of its identifying plaque, the work has suffered some damage, including the destruction of the boar’s snout in 2024.
The sculpture was made in terracotta, the material most closely associated with the Terra Sculpture Symposium and one of the defining features of Kikinda’s artistic heritage.
