Posts Tagged ‘Fourth Plinth’
The Fourth Plinth Exhibitions: 6 news objects to decorate Trafalgar Square
THE Fourth Plinth has been a joy. Artists and how-offs get to pose. The latest 6 entrants for the pedestal are:
Really Good by artist David Shrigley
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Powerless Structures Fig 101: Trafalgar Square gets a new toy
FACE of the Day: A sculpture of a 4.1m high golden bronze boy astride a rocking horse entitled “Powerless Structures Fig 101” has been lowered onto the fourth plinth in Trafalgar Square, central London. It’s designed by Scandinavian art duo of Michael Elmgreen & Ingar Dragset. The figure, also known as Banker Boy, is not available in toy shops but Blue Ivy Carter’s solid gold version is ready for delivery…
Rocking Horse And Blue Cockerel Beat Vomit In Sock To Fourth Plinth Spot: Photos
AHEM. The next two commissions to occupy the top of the fourth plinth in Trafalgar Square are… a sculpture of a blue cockerel by Katharina Fritsch and a boy on a rocking horse named Powerless Structures by Michael Elmgreen and Ingar Dragset.
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Posted: 14th, January 2011 | In: Reviews | Comment (1)
California’s Cardiff Kook Inspires Artists: Photos
LONDON’S Fourth Plinth worriers should take a look at the statue of a surfer in Cardiff-by-the-sea California. The erection cost the Cardiff Botanical Society $120,000. The copper likeness of a surfer riding a wave stands 16-foot tall.
It’s loved by the locals. They gave it a nickname – the “Cardiff Kook”. (A kook is a derogatory name for a wannabe surfer.) Local artists have been improving the work by dressing it as such things as a clown and a ballerina, and having it eaten by a shark.
Says Michael Clark, chair of the Cardiff Botanical Society:
“I don’t call them vandals. I’ve learned to call them artists.”
The statue has not been vandalised. It is being augmented. Can Britain’s status be so updated?
Spotter: Conor Dougherty, Marina Galperina
Posted: 2nd, September 2010 | In: Strange But True | Comment (1)
