A thought provoking sculpture in London, UK
"Hans Haacke's "Gift Horse" is the latest artwork to sit on a vacant plinth in London's Trafalgar square. " Best seen large by clicking on the photo.
"Gift Horse," continue the tradition with a work that explores the link between power, money and history, according to organizers. Unveiled by London's Mayor Boris Johnson on March 5th 2016, the sculpture created by German-born conceptual artist Hans Haacke portrays a skeletal riderless horse with an ribbon-shaped electronic ticker tied to its left leg showing live market data from London's Stock Exchange.
"'Gift Horse' is a startlingly original comment on the relationship between art and commerce and I hope it will stimulate as much debate as other works that have appeared on the plinth," Johnson said.
"The equine bronze, by German artist Hans Haacke, is the tenth artwork to occupy the Square's Fourth Plinth....
The riderless horse - with an electronic ticker of share prices, displayed on a bow around one of its front legs - is a wry reference to an equestrian statue of William IV originally planned for the plinth, but which never came to fruition due to a lack of funds."BBC News
A thought provoking sculpture in London, UK
"Hans Haacke's "Gift Horse" is the latest artwork to sit on a vacant plinth in London's Trafalgar square. " Best seen large by clicking on the photo.
"Gift Horse," continue the tradition with a work that explores the link between power, money and history, according to organizers. Unveiled by London's Mayor Boris Johnson on March 5th 2016, the sculpture created by German-born conceptual artist Hans Haacke portrays a skeletal riderless horse with an ribbon-shaped electronic ticker tied to its left leg showing live market data from London's Stock Exchange.
"'Gift Horse' is a startlingly original comment on the relationship between art and commerce and I hope it will stimulate as much debate as other works that have appeared on the plinth," Johnson said.
"The equine bronze, by German artist Hans Haacke, is the tenth artwork to occupy the Square's Fourth Plinth....
The riderless horse - with an electronic ticker of share prices, displayed on a bow around one of its front legs - is a wry reference to an equestrian statue of William IV originally planned for the plinth, but which never came to fruition due to a lack of funds."BBC News