What is on the Fourth Plinth?
Thomas Schütte’s sculpture Model for a Hotel 2007, unveiled in November 2007, is currently on the Fourth Plinth. It is built of specially engineered glass in yellow, red and blue which collects the light, reflecting it through the edges. Read more about Model for a Hotel 2007. 'This is only the second commission since the Mayor took over responsibility
for the plinth, but already the rolling programme is starting to feel
like something that people can look forward to as they do the installations
in the Turbine Hall at Tate Modern.' |
Future proposals Two artists have been chosen for the next Fourth Plinth commission from a shortlist of six - find out about the artists and their proposed works. |
From
1841 until 1999 there was nothing on the Fourth Plinth in the north-west
of Trafalgar Square, and it was sometimes
referred to as the 'empty plinth'. It is now the location for contemporary
art works, commissioned specially from leading artists, which are housed
on the plinth for a year or two each. The choice of works is led by the