FOURTH PLINTH (2026)
The unveiling of a new work of art on Trafalgar Square's fourth plinth always invites controversy - and this is no exception ... Lady In Blue is by Tschabalala Self . According to the artist, " My work will bring to Trafalgar Square a woman that many can relate to. She is not an idol to venerate or a historic figurehead to commemorate. She is a woman walking forward into our collective future with ambition and purpose. She is a Londoner, who represents the city's spirit." I think I would have preferred her to say "It's just a bit of fun" and leave us to form our own opinions. One also wonders what the reaction would have been had Lady in Blue been created by a white man rather than a black woman. Anyhow, I prefer it to the previous effort by Teresa Margolles ... ... plaster casts of the faces of 726 trans, non-b...