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fourth plinth
proposals unveiled
The shortlist for the next Fourth Plinth
is on display at the National Gallery
(nationalgallery.org.uk) until the end
of March. The winning installation will
replace Thomas Schütte's intriguing
soMethinG for the future
sculpture 'Model of a Hotel' (main photo) This proposal (by Tracey Emin)
which has been baffling many as to its
symbolises unity originating from
purpose. Perhaps this is explained by the
her observation that when a crisis is
covered on TV, the next programme
work's original title 'Hotel for the Birds',
is invariably about meerkats.
which was vetoed by 'anti-pigeonist'
London Mayor, Ken Livingstone.
J deller's the spoils of War
"Presenting the spoils of war to a
curious public dates back to Roman
times," says Deller. "This is the
remains of a car destroyed in Iraq."
nelson's ship in a Bottle
Yinka Shonibare's scale replica would
have sails of richly coloured textiles
bought from Brixton market to
celebrate multicultural London.
anish Kapoor's sKY plinth
This would feature five concave
cantilevered mirrors to reflect the
sky at eye level. The artist's intention
is to 'dematerialize' the plinth.
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