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4 September 11:17:46 AM |
Another outbreak of male nudity! This time it involved a plinther known only as 'Gunter' and a pair of inflatable sex dolls. "Gunter is thought to be the seventh plinth person to strip" - more at The Standard. Evening Standard |
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2 September 10:12:41 AM |
Jobseeker Alex Kearns used his hour on the plinth to promote his availability for work with a giant CV. After his session he landed a job as an "international sales executive." More at MailOnline. MailOnline |
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2 September 9:53:50 AM |
Justin Holwell posed naked on the 4th plinth during his 1-hour slot at 2pm on Sunday Aug 31. A Met Police spokesman said: "We have been advised that appearing naked in public is not a crime unless it is of lewd or obscene nature." More at BBC News. BBC News |
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25 August 4:49:57 AM |
Antony Gormley needs another 300 or so "fourth plinthers" for One & Other. The draw for October takes place on Sept 1. One & Other |
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29 July 5:41:36 AM |
Plinther Natalie Simpson "dressed as a mermaid as part of a campaign for the group People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals to encourage the public not to eat fish." Picture in the Evening Standard. Evening Standard |
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20 July 6:47:16 AM |
Vanessa Thorpe explains "Why I made an exhibition of myself on the plinth" in The Observer. The Observer |
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18 July 6:25:28 AM |
"Who's who on the fourth plinth" - The Guardian lists all the day's plinthers. The Guardian |
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18 July 6:24:56 AM |
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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15 July 5:38:23 AM |
Julia Lalla-Maharajh (http://jlm2009.blogspot.com), a campaigner against female genital mutilation, was plinther #76. She also Twitters. Twitter |
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13 July 9:47:59 AM |
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 9:45:51 AM |
"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 9:41:17 AM |
"... the plinth people are not extraordinary enough to occupy their heroic surroundings..." - AA Gill in the Sunday Times. Sunday Times |
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12 July 10:13:18 AM |
36 hours of the Fourth Plinth - names and photos of the plinthers from Julie Kempen to William Coles are in the Mail on Sunday. Mail on Sunday |
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10 July 5:56:39 AM |
The Fourth Plinth has been called "Twitter Art" - more from Charlotte Higgins in The Guardian. The Guardian |
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9 July 10:07:15 AM |
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 9:53:22 AM |
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 6:52:50 AM |
Planet Plinth - excellent coverage on The Guardian 'Fourth Plinth' website with stories, photos and videos. The Guardian - Fourth Plinth |
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8 July 6:51:58 AM |
The Guardian Plinth Watch 2009 is on Flickr. Flickr Plinth Watch |
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8 July 6:51:10 AM |
The Guardian Plinth Watch 2009 is on Twitter. Twitter PlinthWatch |
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8 July 6:30:45 AM |
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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8 July 6:29:32 AM |
Famous for ever! The first 10 plinthers were, in order of appearance - Rachell Wardell, Jason Clark, Jill Gatcum, Christine Sharman, Scott Illman, Steve Platt, Suren Seneviratne, Rupert Meese, Victor Martinez, Ishvinder Singh Matharu. |
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7 July 10:49:47 AM |
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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6 July 10:53:45 AM |
Helen Marriage of arts production comoany Artichoke (www.artichoke.uk.com) said that "With any live event, security is under constant review." A crew of 60 will be working 24/7 in shifts to look after the plinthers. Evening Standard |
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6 July 5:04:20 AM |
A protester was first onto the Fourth Plinth to steal the limelight from Rachel Wardell, the official inaugural plinther. Daily Mail |
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5 July 11:04:56 AM |
Edinburgh glass artist Rachel Elliott (www.rachel-elliott.com) plans to provide a naked plinth performance - "I’m going to make some glass beads while I’m up there using my blowtorch and - depending on the crowd - I’m hoping to take my clothes off." Sunday Times |
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5 July 11:03:29 AM |
Arts production company Artichoke is organising 'One & Other'. Artichoke |
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4 July 11:13:14 AM |
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 AM |
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 AM |
Antony Gormley explains his Fourth Plinth project on YouTube. YouTube |
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4 July 10:53:57 AM |
David Rosenberg, a designer from London, wants to be plinthing at night. He will "pedal his folding pink bicycle to generate the energy to light up a specially created suit he will be wearing." BBC News |
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4 July 10:38:04 AM |
Birmingham scientist Oliver Parsons-Baker plans to "highlight the importance of clean water from Water Aid by dressing up as human excrement before changing into a fish costume to illustrate the dangers of overfishing." He works for Severn Trent Water. Birmingham Post |
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3 July 6:57:47 AM |
Rachel Wardell, a 35-year-old housewife and mother-of-two from Sleaford, Lincolnshire, is plinther #1 - "I wanted to be able to represent normal, everyday stay-at-home mums who aren't normally a feature of major artworks..." BBC News |
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3 July 6:49:37 AM |
She can "neither perform nor entertain" so IT consultant Jill Gatcum will be releasing balloons "during her hour in the spotlight to raise money for good causes." More in the Evening Standard. Evening Standard |
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3 July 6:48:55 AM |
Jill Gatcum is plinther #3. Her 'Balloon from the Plinth' session starts 11am on Monday July 6. Balloon from the Plinth |
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3 July 6:33:49 AM |
There is an official Facebook group for One & Other. Facebook |
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3 July 6:33:17 AM |
There is a Twitter page for the Fourth Plinth project - oneandother. Twitter |
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3 July 6:23:31 AM |
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 6:18:43 AM |
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 6:10:59 AM |
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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