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Lady in Blue: New Fourth Plinth sculpture brings contemporary ‘everywoman’ to London

New York artist Tschabalala Self’s work pays homage to a young, metropolitan woman

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Sculpture depicting contemporary ‘everywoman’ unveiled on Trafalgar Square's Fourth Plinth

The work pays homage to a young, metropolitan woman and was inspired by a desire to bring a contemporary everywoman to Trafalgar Square

Evening Standard

My London: Tschabalala Self as Lady in Blue is unveiled on Trafalgar Square Fourth Plinth

Tschabalala Self’s guide to one of her ‘favourite cities in the world’ London as her Fourth Plinth commission unveiled in Trafalgar Square today

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‘I’m not nervous, I’m ready’: Tschabalala Self on racist vandals and her bold striding woman for the Fourth Plinth

The last time she displayed a sculpture in public in Britain, someone covered it in white paint. But, undeterred, the acclaimed artist is a placing a black woman in Trafalgar Square

The Guardian - UK

Fabulous Femmes: Pharrell Williams celebrates Black femininity in new Paris art show

After nearly a decade, polymath creative Pharrell Williams is putting his curator hat back on for a new show at Perrotin Paris that celebrates Black women.

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Harlem-born artist Tschabalala Self’s colourful ode to the landscape of her childhood

Tschabalala Self’s new show at Finland's Espoo Museum of Modern Art evokes memories of her upbringing, in vibrant multi-dimensional vignettes

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OPINION - This is why London's fourth plinth is the most successful artistic commission in the world

Today we announced the next two winners for the fourth plinth commission. Artist Tschabalala Self’s Lady in Blue is a confident young woman of colour, striding out with purpose, bringing a contemporary “everywoman” to the historical heart of London. In contrast, Andra Ursuţa’s sculpture is a translucent green shroud over…

Evening Standard

London 'Everywoman' Sculpture To Grace Trafalgar Square

A sculpture depicting modern women in the British capital will stand on the Fourth Plinth of London's Trafalgar Square from 2026, organisers said Friday.

International Business Times

New sculptures unveiled for Trafalgar Square's Fourth Plinth

This years marks the 25th anniversary of the groundbreaking art project

Evening Standard

‘Everywoman’ and horse sculptures chosen for display at London’s fourth plinth

London mayor’s office hopes works for Trafalgar Square will continue tradition of fostering debate over art

The Guardian - UK

Unravel review – a gorgeously excessive tangled knot of a show, full of blood, pain and pleasure

From a black jacket that looks like a bat hanging in a cave to a garment stained with the blood of an assassinated Panamanian, this celebration of textile art is ravishing and riveting

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Life’s rich tapestry: the unsung wonders of textile art

Fibre art has long been a subversive medium. A new show at the Barbican unravels its power to reflect on everything from giving birth to racial oppression

The Guardian - UK

UK seaside community unites to restore vandalised statue of Black woman

When the sculpture in Bexhill was spray-painted white, its artist invited locals to help repair it in a powerful gesture against racism

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Hip-hop honeys and sitting as a political act: why Tschabalala Self is one of America’s hottest artists

How can a simple moment of leisure be a powerful statement? The New York artist talks about bringing her sitting art to Britain – and explains how the exploitation of ‘video vixens’ inspired her

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