Don't Look a Gift Horse in the Mouth. And Give Your Vote!

As many other Londoners, MOREmins rushed to Trafalgar Square where a new statue occupies the Fourth Plinth. 

We couldn't wait to see the Gift Horse by German-American artist Hans Haacke ourselves as we heard so many different opinions about it.  And we were absolutely amazed by the synthesis of art and technology.

Tied to skeletal sculpture's front leg is an electronic ribbon which displays the live FTSE 100 ticker of the London Stock Exchange. It really suits the city that was just recently called the financial capital of the world.

According to London Evening Standard, Haacke, 78, "suggests connections between power, money and history - just up the road from Whitehall".

"It is an invitation to make connections, but I don't want to give directions about which connections are to be made," Haacke told the British press. 

The Fourth Plinth in Trafalgar Square was originally intended to hold an equestrian statue of William IV, but remained bare due to insufficient funds.

It led to debates that have been lasting for more than 100 years what to do with the podium.

The Fourth Plinth has been occupied by contemporary art sculptures since 1999. 

Gift Horse is the 10th artwork on the plinth. It has replaced blue sculpture of a domestic cockerel or rooster by Katharina Fritsch that was unveiled in July 2013.

See the previous Fourth Plinth artwork in TimeOut London website and give a vote for your favourite one! We already did.

Cheers,

MOREmins