Fourth Plinth Archives

FAD NEWS: Tschabalala Self’s Lady in Blue to take over London’s Fourth Plinth

10 July 2026 • Mark Westall

Tschabalala Self will bring a contemporary ‘everywoman’ Lady in Blue to Trafalgar Square this September

FAD News: Winners of Fourth Plinth Schools Awards Announced.

1 May 2026 • Mark Westall

The winners of the Fourth Plinth Schools Awards 2026 were announced today

Art News London

Fourth Plinth Commission announced Tschabalala Self & Andra Ursuta chosen

15 March 2024 • Mark Westall

Tschabalala Self and Andra Ursu?a were today announced by the Fourth Plinth Commissioning Group as the artists chosen to have their sculptures installed on the Fourth Plinth in Trafalgar Square in 2026 and 2028

Fourth Plinth shortlist revealed for 2026 & 2028.

19 February 2024 • Mark Westall

The seven artists shortlisted for the next Fourth Plinth commissions in 2026 and 2028 have been announced today

Art News London

Antelope by Samson Kambalu unveiled today as the Fourth Plinth sculpture

28 September 2022 • Mark Westall

Antelope by Samson Kambalu was unveiled today as the next sculpture on the Fourth Plinth in London’s Trafalgar Square.

Antelope by Samson Kambalu is the next commission to be unveiled on the Fourth Plinth

20 July 2022 • Mark Westall

Antelope by Samson Kambalu will be unveiled on the Fourth Plinth in London’s Trafalgar Square on 14 September 2022. It will be… Read More

Fourth Plinth shortlist revealed

24 May 2021 • Mark Westall

A towering grain silo filled with plants, the reimagining of a 1914 photograph of pan-Africanist John Chilembwe and a work… Read More

The Top 5 Artworks to see Outdoors in London this Summer

2 August 2020 • Tabish Khan

The Top 5 Artworks to see outdoors this Summer include Drones, ice cream, a fly and a hare.

The End by artist Heather Phillipson is London’s new Fourth Plinth commission

30 July 2020 • Mark Westall

A new artwork by artist Heather Phillipson was unveiled today, Thursday 30 July, on the Fourth Plinth in London’s Trafalgar Square. It is the 13th Fourth Plinth commission since the programme began in 1998

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‘The Invisible Enemy Should Not Exist’ to be unveiled on the Fourth Plinth.

16 January 2018 • Mark Westall

Michael Rakowitz’s new commission The Invisible Enemy Should Not Exist will be unveiled on the Fourth Plinth in London’s Trafalgar Square on Wednesday 28 March.