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Six artists shortlisted for Trafalgar Square s iconic Fourth Plinth
Ibrahim Mahama. Photo: George Darrell.
LONDON
.- The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, today announced the six artists who have been shortlisted for Trafalgar Squares Fourth Plinth commission: Nicole Eisenman, Samson Kambalu, Goshka Macuga, Ibrahim Mahama, Teresa Margolles and Paloma Varga Weisz.
The shortlisted artists proposals will go on show at the National Gallery from late-May to July this year and will also be available to view online. A virtual tour of the exhibition will be created in partnership with Google Arts & Culture. The public will be invited to have their say about the proposed artworks, which will inform the decision of the Fourth Plinth Commissioning Group when selecting the two winning sculptures.
New book from Taschen offers an unprecedented insight into Basquiat s art and work
Jean-Michel Basquiat. 40th Anniversary Edition. Hans Werner Holzwarth, Eleanor Nairne. Hardcover, 15.6 x 21.7 cm, 1.45 kg, 512 pages.
NEW YORK, NY
.- The legend of Jean-Michel Basquiat is as strong as ever. Synonymous with 1980s New York, the artist first appeared in the late 1970s under the tag SAMO, spraying caustic comments and fragmented poems on the walls of the city. He appeared as part of a thriving underground scene of visual arts and graffiti, hip hop, post-punk, and DIY filmmaking, which met in a booming art world. As a painter with a strong personal voice, Basquiat soon broke into the established milieu, exhibiting in galleries around the world.