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Where is the Fourth Plinth and why is it empty? |
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Where is the Fourth Plinth and why is it empty? |
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.
Sandy Nairne
Director, National Portrait Gallery
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
For the Mayor / Greater London Authority:
Justine Simons
Project Director
Sarah Wang
Fourth Plinth Project Project Manager
Jacqueline Rose
Project Manager
Media relations:
Bolton & Quinn
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
www.gulbenkian.org.uk
www.haranglass.com
www.williamhare.com
www.hilton.co.uk/trafalgar
www.moosefoundation.org.uk
