The Fourth Plinth

One and Other From 6 July 2009 the Fourth Plinth in the north west of Trafalgar Square will be home to Antony Gormley's One & Other, an astonishing living monument. The plinth will be occupied by different people every hour, 24 hours a day, for 100 days.

He is asking the people of the UK to occupy the empty Fourth Plinth in Trafalgar Square, a space normally reserved for statues of Kings and Generals, in an image of themselves, and a representation of the whole of humanity.

Model for a Hotel 2007, Trafalgar Square, photo by James O Jenkins Thomas Schütte’s Model for a Hotel, an architectural model constructed in specially engineered red, yellow and blue glass, was unveiled in November 2007 and occupied the plinth until the end of May 2009.

Marc Quinn's sculpture Alison Lapper Pregnant was the first new commission for the Fourth Plinth under the auspices of the Mayor of London’s Fourth Plinth Commissioning Group. It was in place in the square from September 2005 until October 2007.

Visit the Fourth Plinth website for more information about art works on the Fourth Plinth - past, current and future.

The Fourth Plinth programme is part of the vision for Trafalgar Square to be a vibrant public space and to encourage debate about the place and value of public art in the built environment.


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Visiting the square In and around Statues Nelson's Column Fourth Plinth Neighbours Events Managing the square Transformation History	The Fourth Plinth From 6 July 2009 the Fourth Plinth in the north west of Trafalgar Square will be home to Antony Gormley's One & Other, an astonishing living monument. The plinth will be occupied by different people every hour, 24 hours a day, for 100 days. He is asking the people of the UK to occupy the empty Fourth Plinth in Trafalgar Square, a space normally reserved for statues of Kings and Generals, in an image of themselves, and a representation of the whole of humanity. Thomas Schütte’s Model for a Hotel, an architectural model constructed in specially engineered red, yellow and blue glass, was unveiled in November 2007 and occupied the plinth until the end of May 2009. Marc Quinn's sculpture Alison Lapper Pregnant was the first new commission for the Fourth Plinth under the auspices of the Mayor of London’s Fourth Plinth Commissioning Group. It was in place in the square from September 2005 until October 2007. Visit the Fourth Plinth website for more information about art works on the Fourth Plinth - past, current and future. The Fourth Plinth programme is part of the vision for Trafalgar Square to be a vibrant public space and to encourage debate about the place and value of public art in the built environment.	Proposed works To find out more about the next art works, for the Fourth Plinth, including photos of the models and information about the artists, visit the Fourth Plinth website .