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In memorium
Jane Watt discusses contemporary approaches to the creation of public monuments.
This month, it will be announced which artist has been selected to make a new temporary sculpture for the Fourth Plinth in Trafalgar Square. From 11 December 2003 to 8 February 2004 the public could view and lodge comments about models of the six artists' proposals in the foyer of the Sainsbury Wing at the National Gallery, London1. The shortlisted artists – Chris Burden, Sokari Douglas Camp, Stefan Gec, Sarah Lucas, Marc Quinn and Thomas Schütte – are, like the previous Plinth artists – Mark Wallinger (1999), Bill Woodrow (2000) and Rachel Whiteread (2001) – well-known in the art world. Rather like a public art version of the Turner Prize, the Fourth Plinth will no doubt provoke outrage, headlines and debate. This along with the display of the commissioned work outside one of the nation's most well-known art institutions (and possibly one of the most photographed public spaces in Britain) – will certainly raise the profile of the winning artist. The winning artist will probably be the only currently well known author of a sculpture in Trafalgar Square. Before I visited the exhibition of Fourth Plinth maquettes, I walked around the public space and...
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