Julie Rutherford*
Horse Sculpture, Trafalgar Square, London
Gift Horse, a skeletal sculpture which displays a live feed from the London Stock Exchange, has been unveiled in Trafalgar Square. The equine bronze, by German artist Hans Haacke, is the tenth artwork to occupy the Square's Fourth Plinth
Depicts a skeletal, riderless horse. Haacke says the sculpture is a tribute to economist Adam Smith and English painter George Stubbs. The horse is based on an engraving by Stubbs taken from ‘The Anatomy of the Horse’ published in 1766. Tied to the horse’s front leg is an electronic ribbon displaying live the ticker of the London Stock Exchange, completing the link between power, money and history.[18][19] The sculpture was unveiled on 5 March 2015.[20]
Horse Sculpture, Trafalgar Square, London
Gift Horse, a skeletal sculpture which displays a live feed from the London Stock Exchange, has been unveiled in Trafalgar Square. The equine bronze, by German artist Hans Haacke, is the tenth artwork to occupy the Square's Fourth Plinth
Depicts a skeletal, riderless horse. Haacke says the sculpture is a tribute to economist Adam Smith and English painter George Stubbs. The horse is based on an engraving by Stubbs taken from ‘The Anatomy of the Horse’ published in 1766. Tied to the horse’s front leg is an electronic ribbon displaying live the ticker of the London Stock Exchange, completing the link between power, money and history.[18][19] The sculpture was unveiled on 5 March 2015.[20]