Fourth Plinth

the Fourth Plinth project

selected artists


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Where is the Fourth Plinth and why is it empty?

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The Fourth Plinth is located in the north-west corner of Trafalgar Square, opposite the Sainsbury Wing of the National Gallery.

It was originally designed by Sir Charles Barry and built in 1841 to display an equestrian statue. There were insufficient funds to create
such a statue and so the plinth remained empty.

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Fourth Plinth
Commissioning Group

With funding from

Special thanks to

Chair

Sandy Nairne

Director, National Portrait Gallery

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Members

Michaela Crimmin

Head of Arts, RSA

Sarah Wason

Head of Visual Arts, Arts Council England, London Office

Jon Snow

Broadcaster

Diane Henry Lepart

Merchant Banker

James Lingwood

Director, Artangel Trust

Sunand Prasad

Architect, Partner in Penoyre and Prasad

Richard Rieser

Disability advisor

Sally Williams

Freelance public art consultant

Bill Woodrow

Artist (previously exhibited work on the Fourth Plinth)

Tamsin Dillon

Head of Platform for Art, Transport for London

Ekow Eshun

Creative Director, Institute of Contemporary Arts

Grayson Perry

Artist

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For the Mayor / Greater London Authority:

Justine Simons

Project Director

Sarah Wang

Fourth Plinth Project Project Manager

Jacqueline Rose

Project Manager

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Media relations:

Bolton & Quinn

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For more information about London

www.london.gov.uk

www.visitlondon.com

Lady Hollick, Chair of the London regional council of Arts Council England, said: 'I congratulate the Mayor on his exciting vision for the redevelopment of Trafalgar Square. London is not a museum piece, it is always changing. This constant sense of transformation - where the historic and the contemporary sit side by side, distinct in their diversity yet combining to produce a fresh landscape - makes London a great world city. We are delighted to be part of a project which is bold in its artistic ambition and which - at its heart - aims to encourage Londoners to engage with the arts and with their environment in new ways.'

www.artscouncil.org.uk

Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation

www.gulbenkian.org.uk
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Haran Glass

www.haranglass.com
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William Hare Limited

www.williamhare.com
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The Trafalgar

www.hilton.co.uk/trafalgar
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Moose Foundation

www.moosefoundation.org.uk
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