Powerless Structures, Fig. 101

Unveiled on Trafalgar Square’s fourth plinth two days ago, the boy on a rocking horse is quite a different sculpture than the Prada shop installation that Nordic artists Michael Elmgreen and Ingar Dragset  set up in the middle of the desert in Texas in 2005. A twist on a traditional war monument, it “celebrates the heroism of growing up. It is a visual statement celebrating expectation and change rather than glorifying the past.”

Love these photos that Where The Art Is captured and posted in the LLO Flickr pool. Creative compositions. I especially like the one with the water from the fountain!

The latest sculpture on the fourth plinth, Trafalgar Square, London

The latest sculpture on the fourth plinth, Trafalgar Square, London

The latest sculpture on the fourth plinth, Trafalgar Square, London

The latest sculpture on the fourth plinth, Trafalgar Square, London

The latest sculpture on the fourth plinth, Trafalgar Square, London

The latest sculpture on the fourth plinth, Trafalgar Square, London

Has anyone else managed to get down there to see it yet? What do you think?

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