"Death of the Author"
16.5.08
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'Hotel For The Birds' by Thomas Schutte will be made from Perspex. The artist says: "What pigeons will do to the material is not quite clear".
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'Alison Lapper Pregnant' by Marc Quinn will be made of marble and be 4.7m tall. Mr Quinn said he wanted a sculpture showing disability like Nelson, who only has one arm.
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Stefan Gec's 'Mannequin' is two life-size Tomahawk cruise missiles made from wood. He says he wants to link "Nelson's powerful naval fleet with a symbol of contemporary warfare".
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'No-o-war-r No-o-war-r' by Sokari Douglas Camp will be made of stainless steel and is a tribute to the square's "history of famous protest speeches ".
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Sarah Lucas, creator of 'This One's For The Pigeons', hopes local pigeons will "organically develop" the piece. She says it shows the "hopelessness" of trying to keep the birds under control.
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Chris Burden's 'Toy Skyscraper As A Tall Building' will be seven metres in height. He said: "Viewers will undoubtedly be reminded of New York's destroyed World Trade Center."
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The fourth plinth would be a great place to trial our massive public art projects like Ebbsfleet - more money for the boys.
11.5.08
10.5.08
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A collaborative project - I think - I can't quite remember whose idea this was, I suspect it was Kieren Reed and Abigail Hunt's idea with me adding to the proposal - anyhow -
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A hefty forty page tomb designed to do what? What will happen to the outcomes? Should these artist of the future control the plinth? APB are on the case - white report to be released on 19th May 2008.
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