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🇬🇧🇺🇸 “I don’t think there are enough monuments that are about our shared future to come.” This is “Lady in Blue” in London’s Trafalgar Square, and it was created by New York artist Tschabablala Self. She supposedly wanted to represent the “contemporary everywoman.” I guess in today’s Britain they... show more

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New York-based artist Tschabalala Self created the 'Lady In Blue' statue for Trafalgar Square that many see as a humiliation ritual. You know who paid for it? Bloomberg Philanthropies. The former Mayor of New York, Michael Bloomberg's, foundation. And yes of course he is.

New York-based artist Tschabalala Self created the 'Lady In Blue' statue for Trafalgar Square that many see as a humiliation ritual. You know who paid for it? Bloomberg Philanthropies. The former Mayor of New York, Michael Bloomberg's, foundation. And yes of course he is.

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London's Fourth Plinth in Trafalgar Square just got a new statue: "Lady in Blue" by New York artist Tschabalala Self. Ten feet tall, bronze, painted in a blue pigment based on lapis lazuli. It depicts an anonymous young metropolitan woman striding forward, meant to represent an "everywoman" rather than any monarch or military figure. Self's own words: "She is not an idol to venerate or a historic figure to commemorate. She is an everyday person much like the many who occupy the square daily." It's the 16th commission on the Fourth Plinth since 1998, chosen by an independent panel back in 2024 & will stand for two years before the next piece replaces it. Reactions online are split hard, with some calling it a bold, overdue update to a square historically full of monarchs & generals while others are calling it an embarrassment that doesn't belong there. 🙄 Trafalgar Square's newest addition has already become the next big thing everyone's arguing about today.

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