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14 January 15:18:37 |
The next artworks to be displayed on the Trafalgar Square Fourth Plinth art are 'Powerless Structures, Fig 101', a rocking horse bronze from the Scandinavian design duo Elmgreen & Dragset, and 'Cock' by Katharina Fritsch. More at The Telegraph. The Telegraph |
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21 August 11:03:36 |
The Fourth Plinth website can be found via the www.fourthplinth.co.uk URL. Fourth Plinth |
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20 August 15:50:38 |
There are six shortlisted works for the next Fourth Plinth commission, "one of which will be on display in time for the 2012 Olympics." Check out the photos at www.london.gov.uk/fourthplinth/ and go to The Guardian for comment and analysis. The Guardian |
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25 May 16:16:50 |
Trafalgar Square’s Fourth Plinth is now occupied by Yinka Shonibare’s (www.yinka-shonibare.co.uk) 'Nelson’s Ship in a Bottle' - "an exhilarating work of art that needs no excuse for raising our spirits..." More in The Telegraph. Daily Telegraph |
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18 July 06:25:28 |
"Who's who on the fourth plinth" - The Guardian lists all the day's plinthers. The Guardian |
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18 July 06:24:56 |
A day-by-day list of all the Fourth Plinthers - the people who stood on the fourth plinth and what they did - is available in The Guardian. The Guardian |
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13 July 09:47:59 |
Fourth Plinth - see what's happening in Trafalgar Square on the live webstream from the One & Other website. One & Other |
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13 July 09:45:51 |
"Be like the plinth people: not set in stone. The Trafalgar Square project is a fabulous symbol of freedom — just open your mind and enjoy it" - Frank Skinner in The Times. The Times |
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13 July 09:41:17 |
"... the plinth people are not extraordinary enough to occupy their heroic surroundings..." - AA Gill in the Sunday Times. Sunday Times |
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9 July 10:07:15 |
Sandy Nairne was the first person to replace a 'no-show' plinther. The director of the National Portrait Gallery took over the 7pm slot on July 8. Appropriately, he used his 60 minutes to draw a panoramic view from the top of the plinth. Evening Standard |
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8 July 09:53:22 |
The Guardian has a 'Plinth Celebrity Wishlist' of 6 comprising Duncan Bannatyne, Natasha Kaplinsky, Banksy, Lembit Opik, David Blaine & Antony Gormley. It also reports that "6 stewards will be on site at all times to stop drunk people throwing kebabs..." The Guardian |
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8 July 06:30:45 |
Famous for 60 minutes! Writing in The Times, Rachel Campbell-Johnston notes that in the Fourth Plinth project "the techniques of reality TV are brought to focus on the world of fine art." The Times |
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7 July 10:49:47 |
There has been an upsurge in applicants (almost 21,000 last seen) since the 4th Plinth project went 'live' on July 6. Places for September and October have yet to be allocated in draws on Aug 1 and Sept 1 respectively. Apply on the One & Other website. One & Other |
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4 July 11:13:14 |
Fourth Plinth - "The first group of participants have been selected but applications will be considered until September 1." The Times |
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4 July 11:12:27 |
Ekow Eshun, artistic director of the ICA and chairman of the Fourth Plinth commissioning group , talks about why he chose Antony Gormley's project 'One & Other'. YouTube |
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4 July 11:11:51 |
Antony Gormley explains his Fourth Plinth project on YouTube. YouTube |
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3 July 06:23:31 |
The fourth plinth event, aka One & Other, starts at 9am on Monday July 6 and runs 24 hours a day for 100 days. 2,400 "plinthers" will each have one hour on the plinth. |
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3 July 06:18:43 |
Antony Gormley's Fourth Plinth project selected the 2,400 participants from 15,000+ applicants to the One & Other website. One & Other |
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3 July 06:10:59 |
Sculptor Antony Gormley, creator of the 'Angel of the North', is the man behind the fourth plinth project in Trafalgar Square, aka the 'People's Plinth'. Antony Gormley |
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