Fourth Plinth at Trafalgar Square

Set to take over the Fourth Plinth at Trafalgar Sqaure in 2009 and 2010 are two works from well known British artists. Part of the Mayor of London's continuing cycle of different sculptures and artworks that appear on the previously empty fourth plinth, the newest contributions will no doubt cause just as much excitement and controversy as its previous inhabitants.

Hotel for Birds 2007
Currently standing on the Fourth Plinth at Trafalgar Square is a sculpture by Thomas Shutte made from fluorescent lines entitled Hotel for Birds 2007, but this will make way in the summer of 2009 for a mass participation, public art project by Antony Gormley.

New Fourth Plinth works
Continuing the cycle of artists work that will stand on the Fourth Plinth at Trafalgar Square, sculptors Antony Gormley and then Yinka Shonibare will have the opportunity to fill the space with their very own creations. Although the final dates for the Yinka Shinibare installtion on the plinth have yet to be confirmed, many people in London will be excited about the prospect of the forthcoming sculptures being put in place, espcially the work by Antony Gormley which is scheduled for 6th July - 14th October 2009.

One and Other
The idea behind Antony Gormley's One and Other is a unique and very interactive concept that will allow Londoners to actually stand on the Fourth Plinth themselves and become part of the artwork. Members of the public will be positioned on the plinth for a period of one hour at a time, over 24 hours and 100 days, thereby truly representing the diversity of London as a whole. One and Other also plays on Antony Gormley's previous artworks which consist of figures that have been scattered all over London and left on beaches in Liverpool. The only difference this time is that all the figures will be different and real, living people.

Yinka Shonibare
The other artist whose work is set to occupy the Fourth Plinth at Trafalgar Square is the London born and Nigerian raised artist Yinka Shonibare, whose work featured in the Scratch the Surface exhibition which marked the 200th anniversary of the abolition of the slave trade. Shonibare's contribution to the Fourth Plinth series of artworks is a large scale replica of Nelson's ship, the HMS Victory, made with sales of African textiles. The ship will be placed in a glass bottle and will reflect the cultural and ethnic diversity of London through its history and in the present day. This work is scheduled for 2010, although the exact dates have yet to be announced.

Taking over the Fourth Plinth at Trafalgar Square, the One and Other installation by Antony Gormley will be in place from Monday 6th July - Wednesday 14th October 2009. If you want to take part in the One and Other public art installation and stand on the Fourth Plinth for one hour, you must be over 16 years old, and register at the site below. Applications are now open.

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