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| Fourth plinth winners announced | Fourth plinth winners announced |
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| More than 2,400 people will occupy Trafalgar Square's fourth plinth over 100 days as part of a living artwork. | More than 2,400 people will occupy Trafalgar Square's fourth plinth over 100 days as part of a living artwork. |
| Antony Gormley won the opportunity to showcase The One and the Other on the plinth, as did Yinka Shonibare with Nelson's Ship in a Bottle. | |
| Mr Gormley's piece will see volunteers standing on the plinth, each for one hour at a time. | Mr Gormley's piece will see volunteers standing on the plinth, each for one hour at a time. |
| Mr Shonibare's Nelson's Ship in a Bottle will reflect multicultural London through the HMS Victory's sails. | Mr Shonibare's Nelson's Ship in a Bottle will reflect multicultural London through the HMS Victory's sails. |
| 'Contemporary society' | 'Contemporary society' |
| Mr Gormley and Mr Shonibare beat four other contenders. | Mr Gormley and Mr Shonibare beat four other contenders. |
| They were Jeremy Deller, Anish Kapoor, Tracey Emin, and Bob and Roberta Smith. | They were Jeremy Deller, Anish Kapoor, Tracey Emin, and Bob and Roberta Smith. |
| Turner Prize winner Mr Gormley, who became famous for Gateshead's The Angel of the North, said: "Through elevation onto the plinth and removal from common ground, the body becomes a metaphor, a symbol and allows us to reflect on the diversity, vulnerability and particularity of the individual in contemporary society." | Turner Prize winner Mr Gormley, who became famous for Gateshead's The Angel of the North, said: "Through elevation onto the plinth and removal from common ground, the body becomes a metaphor, a symbol and allows us to reflect on the diversity, vulnerability and particularity of the individual in contemporary society." |
| The project will now enter its development phase during which delivery and project management details will be finalised. | The project will now enter its development phase during which delivery and project management details will be finalised. |
| A completion date is yet to be announced. | A completion date is yet to be announced. |
| Yinka Shonibare's proposal intends to show the "ethnic" wealth of London | Yinka Shonibare's proposal intends to show the "ethnic" wealth of London |
| Mr Shonibare said: "For me it's a celebration of London's immense ethnic wealth, giving expression to and honouring the many cultures and ethnicities that are still breathing precious wind into the sails of the UK." | Mr Shonibare said: "For me it's a celebration of London's immense ethnic wealth, giving expression to and honouring the many cultures and ethnicities that are still breathing precious wind into the sails of the UK." |
| People were able to give their say on the proposed works during a three-month exhibition in The National Gallery and on the Fourth Plinth website. | People were able to give their say on the proposed works during a three-month exhibition in The National Gallery and on the Fourth Plinth website. |
| The winners were announced at City Hall by London mayor Boris Johnson. | The winners were announced at City Hall by London mayor Boris Johnson. |
| The new artworks will replace Thomas Schutte's Model for a Hotel 2007 which occupied the plinth for more than 18 months. | The new artworks will replace Thomas Schutte's Model for a Hotel 2007 which occupied the plinth for more than 18 months. |