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Fourth Plinth artist say his sculpture represents standing up for justice

Artist Samson Kambalu has said his new sculpture for the Fourth Plinth in Trafalgar Square represents “standing up for justice and equality”. The Malawi-born artist’s piece, Antelope, depicts a 1914 photograph of European missionary John Chorley and ...

28 Sept 2022 at 17:09

Artist hopes to put ‘fun and political’ ice cream van on Trafalgar Square plinth

An artist hoping to put an ice cream van sculpture on a pedestal in London’s Trafalgar Square has said the work is “very serious” but “also fun and political”. Liverpool-born Chila Kumari Singh Burman, who recalls regularly cleaning her father’s ...

19 Feb 2024 at 12:01

Sweet potato island and ice cream van feature in shortlisted Fourth Plinth works

Artworks that feature a sweet potato island and an ice cream van are among those shortlisted for London’s Fourth Plinth. The Trafalgar Square north-west pedestal has been home to art commissions for more than 25 years, with internationally ...

19 Feb 2024 at 09:30

LGBT+ armed forces charity backs suggestion of Turing statue in Trafalgar Square

Placing a statue of wartime codebreaker Alan Turing on Trafalgar Square’s Fourth Plinth has been backed by an LGBT+ armed forces charity. Outgoing Defence Secretary Ben Wallace made the suggestion in the House of Commons last week as he ...

24 Jul 2023 at 09:10

Fourth Plinth commissions for 2026 and 2028 unveiled

A sculpture which pays homage to a young, metropolitan woman of colour and a life-sized person on a horse cast in slime-green resin will feature on the Fourth Plinth in London’s Trafalgar Square in 2026 and 2028 respectively. Artists ...

15 Mar 2024 at 09:30

National Television Awards among events postponed as national mourning begins

The National Television Awards will be rescheduled to next month as a mark of respect following the death of the Queen, organisers have announced. The prize ceremony was due to take place on September 15 from Wembley’s OVO Arena but ...

09 Sept 2022 at 22:30

Cries of approval meet suggestion for Queen statue in Trafalgar Square

Calls for a statue of the Queen on Trafalgar Square’s Fourth Plinth have been met with cries of support in the House of Commons. Shouts of “hear, hear” were heard from some MPs in the chamber after Conservative former minister Sir ...

22 Sept 2022 at 16:58

Dame Prue Leith on how she started Trafalgar Square Fourth Plinth art campaign

Dame Prue Leith has said people are often surprised she was behind the Trafalgar Square Fourth Plinth art project as they mostly just associate her with cake. The 82-year-old has made a name for herself first as a restaurateur ...

03 Feb 2023 at 11:08

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