Tschabalala Self’s Fourth Plinth Sculpture in London Receives Mixed Reviews
11-09-2026 18:30 via artnews.com

Tschabalala Self’s Fourth Plinth Sculpture in London Receives Mixed Reviews

London’s Fourth Plinth on Trafalgar Square has a new art star, and it’s New York–based artist Tschabalala Self, whose sculpture Lady in Blue is the 16th artwork to feature there since 1998.The bronze sculpture shows a Black woman walking. Donning a baby blue dress with a slit and matching heels, she is “not a remote historic figurehead—but a tribute to everyday women. Monumental in scale—but at the same time relatable. London has already fallen in love with he
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