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The Fourth Plinth Commissioning Group has recommended two sculptures |
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The Fourth Plinth Commissioning Group has recommended two sculptures |
Marc Quinn's 'Alison Lapper Pregnant' was unveiled at a public ceremony at 12.30pm on Thursday 15 September in Trafalgar Square.
The sculpture was one of two works selected from an original shortlist of six other artists in March 2004 and endorsed by the Mayor of London, Ken Livingstone.
The second work, Thomas Schütte's Model for a Hotel 2007, will be installed in 2007.
Marc Quinn
Alison Lapper Pregnant
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Marc Quinn's sculpture, constructed in white marble, takes a unique
approach to the fourth plinth. 'Alison Lapper Pregnant'
celebrates the human spirit on a very large scale. "The work considers
questions of idealism, heroism, femininity, prejudice
and identity,"
Greg Hilty, director of visual arts and literature at Arts Council England, London.
"I regard it as a modern tribute to femininity, disability and motherhood. It is so rare to see disability in everyday life - let alone naked, pregnant and proud,"
Alison Lapper, with whom Quinn collaborated on the piece.
Thomas Schütte
Model for a Hotel 2007
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Working in acrylic, Thomas Schütte's use of colour and light and his exploration of the relationship between art and architecture and their relationship to historical monuments led to the recommendation of Model for a Hotel 2007.
Multi-layered, mysterious, and promising to sparkle like a brightly-coloured jewel, Schütte's utopian architectural vision will have a powerful impact on Trafalgar Square
Andrea Schlieker, curator, Fourth Plinth commissions - round 1.
