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Fourth Plinth : how London created the smallest sculpture park in the world
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Fourth Plinth : how London created the smallest sculpture park in the world

by Grayson Perry, Isabel de Vasconcellos

This volume examines the history of the Fourth Plinth programme in Trafalgar Square, documenting its transition from a vacant pedestal to a site for contemporary art. It provides background on the development and installation of each commission since 1998.

Accession 28417 ISBN 9781908970282 Publisher Art Books Publishing Ltd.
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