At the end of July, the Fourth Plinth in Trafalgar Square received a new resident in the form of a giant blue rooster. Previously, the plinth was occupied by a boy on a rocking horse, a work by Michael Elmgreen and Ingar Dragset. Photographs of it can be seen in my entry here: Trafalgar Square Fourth Plinth 'Rocking Horse'.
The new work, Hahn/Cock, is by German artist Katharina Fritsch, and it is meant to symbolise posturing and awakening, according to the artist (1). Like a few of the fourth plinth's past sculptures, the giant rooster has created controversy. The giant blue bird will be resident on the plinth until later in 2014.
Blue bird
1) Sinclair, Mark. The big blue cock is nearly here. http://creativereview.co.uk/cr-blog/2013/june/blue-cock-fourth-plinth [27 June, 2013].
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