Tragalgar Square

[sglazier]

I am very strongly in favour of the new statue on the fourth plinth, but mostly reaction on Answerbank has been negative.

What do you think over here?

thanks

[sglazier]

oops, sorry ED can you put this in Arts and Lit please?

[georgit79]

I stand by my original opinion- great piece of art, but it doesn't belong there. Somewhere else outside where loads of people can see it, yes, but not Trafalgar Square.

[mr. piper]

I think it is mint, and the girl that posed is a perfect subject. It is quite thought provoking to see a naked disabled pregnant women. It is similar to the venus de mylo that we have always accepted as being beautiful and not grotesque as disabled people are generally thought to be! And being disabled myself are applaud her courage to be pillaried in traf sqr.

[natalie_1982]

I haven't seen the bloomin' thing!

Where can I find a piccie of it - what's it called?

[natalie_1982]

PS sg I reported it so it should go to the right section soon :)

[sglazier]

http://www.fourthplinth.co.uk/marc_quinn.htm

g, there is no more perfect a site for this sculpture!!

[noonie1]

I disagree georgi.  Why does it not belong there?  I think it's a fantastic peice of art and where better to put it than somewhere it will be seen and recognised for what it is.

[georgit79]

Because it's not from that era, it's not historic. It's modern art.

[B00]

The Venus de Milo didn't start off as armless!

But I think the statue's lovely :-}

[sglazier]

Incredible, isn't it mr. p? In the news room somebody has quoted George Orwell to help illustrate their point that the statue should not stand in Trafalgar Square

[Chessman]

I'm afraid I have to agree with georgit79, its a terrific work of art, but it looks very odd, stuck where it is.

[davver]

I must throw in my lot with Georgit and Chessman. I think that in Trafalgar Square, which is, after all, a place that celebrates national splendour, the statues should commemorate people or events that have been of great national importance. Nelson defeated the French and Spanish. This lady depicted by the new statue has been through a lot but her struggle has been personal rather than on behalf of the nation, and belongs, therefore, elsewhere. If it is a piece of art then it should be among other pieces of art; if it is a monument to her achievement in overcoming her difficulties then it should be in a place appropriate to that - by a maternity hospital, perhaps (which might remind of the fallibility of medicine) - but I feel that Trafalgar Square in not the place for it.
My relief that it will only be there for 18 months is tempered by the monstrosity that will follow! What a pile of junk that is - a far greater scandal.

[davver]

How about a statue of Field-Marshal Slim?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Slim
What a hero.