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Inside London Sculpture Week: "go out and be inspired"

Curator of Frieze Sculpture Fatoş Üstek guides us through the importance of public space art as London Sculpture Week takes over the capital

Evening Standard · Sep 17, 2025

The fourth plinth artwork by Teresa Margolles is a powerful celebration of trans life – and an act of defiance

The fourth plinth in London’s Trafalgar Square has long been used as a stage for provocative and thought-provoking artworks. Many commissions have been kitsch or whimsical by design – including a melting swirl of whipped cream, a giant thumbs up, and even a huge blue cockerel.

The Conversation · Sep 20, 2024

Teresa Margolles’ sculpture for the Fourth Plinth pays tribute to trans communities

Mil Veces un Instante (A Thousand Times in an Instant), by Teresa Margolles, has been unveiled in London

Wallpaper · Sep 18, 2024

‘Every face tells a story’: Teresa Margolles on putting 726 trans lives on the fourth plinth

The artist has a studio attached to a morgue in Mexico City and uses fluids from corpses to make art. She talks about her latest project – placing the face casts of trans people in a giant cube in Trafalgar Square

The Guardian - UK · Sep 16, 2024

‘Everywoman’ and horse sculptures chosen for display at London’s fourth plinth

London mayor’s office hopes works for Trafalgar Square will continue tradition of fostering debate over art

The Guardian - UK · Mar 15, 2024

Sweet potato island and a black cat shortlisted for London’s fourth plinth

Public encouraged to comment on seven artists’ proposals for ephemeral pedestal in Trafalgar Square

The Guardian - UK · Feb 19, 2024

‘Not for the faint-hearted’: the gripping, horrifying show about the Marquis de Sade

His name has become a byword for extreme sexual depravity. But was there more to the French nobleman who spent much of his life in jail? Our writer finds out at a new exhibition in Barcelona investigating his shocking work

The Guardian - UK · Jul 25, 2023