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Winged bull, drone-topped ice cream up for Trafalgar Sq spot
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Original Publication Date: January 18, 2017 9:04PM
Publication Updated: April 26, 2025 9:43PM
LONDON – A recreation of an ancient sculpture destroyed by the Islamic State group is among finalists for a place in London’s Trafalgar Square.
Michael Rakowitz’s replica of an Assyrian figure of a winged-bull deity, known as lamassu, from the Iraqi city of Mosul is among five contenders for a spot on the square’s “fourth plinth,” a platform for public art.
Other finalists announced Thursday include a sculpture of a scoop of ice cream with a cherry and a drone on top by Heather Phillipson
Two of the works will be chosen for display in 2018 and 2020.
The plinth was erected in 1841 for a never-completed equestrian statue. Since 1999, it has been occupied by a series of artworks.
The current occupant is a giant bronze thumb by artist David Shrigley.
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