The Fourth Plinth

Model for a Hotel 2007, Trafalgar Square, photo by James O Jenkins Thomas Schütte’s sculpture for the Fourth Plinth in the north west of Trafalgar Square - Model for a Hotel 2007 - was unveiled on 7 November 2007.

Thomas Schütte is one of the most important artists of his generation. Since the 1970s he has produced a diverse body of work, including figurative sculpture, architectural models, ceramics and watercolours. The German artist's sculpture Model for a Hotel 2007 is an architectural model of a twenty-one storey building. It is made of specially engineered coloured glass which will collect and reflect the light.

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

Antony Gormley and Yinka Shonibare have been selected from a shortlist of six artists for the next two commissions. 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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