Fourth Plinth's Big Blue Bird

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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'

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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.

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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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