Wednesday 8 May 2013

Previous residents of the fourth plinth- Trafalgar Square

"Alison Lapper Pregnant" by Marc Quinn. Credit: John Stillwell/PA
Marc Quinn's sculpture of the disabled artist Alison Lapper was displayed from September 2005 until October 2007.
Lapper, who was born with no arms and shortened legs due to a congenital disorder, posed naked for Quinn when she was eight months pregnant.
Thomas Schutte's "Model for a Hotel 2007". Credit: Ian Nicholson/PA Wire.
"Alison Lapper Pregnant" was replaced with a very different artwork - an architectural model of a 21-story building.
The coloured glass sculpture by German artist Thomas Schutte, "Model for a Hotel 2007" was unveiled in November 2007 and occupied the plinth until the end of May 2009.
Steve Pratt, 54, from London, stands on the Fourth Plinth as part of Anthony Gormley's "One & Other".Credit: John Stillwell/PA Wire
Next came Anthony Gormley's "One and Other" - a "living monument" which involved members of the public taking to the plinth.
The space was occupied by different people - chosen by ballot - every hour, 24 hours a day, for 100 days.
Yinka Shonibare's "Nelson's Ship In A Bottle". Credit: Ian Nicholson/PA Wire
From 2010 to 2012, the plinth was home to Yinka Shonibare's "Nelson's ship in a bottle" which commemorated the Battle of Trafalgar.
"Powerless Structures by Scandinavian duo Michael Elmgreen & Ingar Dragset. Credit: Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire
And currently in position is a giant bronze sculpture of a boy astride a rocking horse. It is called "Powerless Structures