“Gift Horse” by Hans Haacke, 2015
Fourth plinth
Trafalgar Square
London, September 2015
“Depicts a skeletal, riderless horse. Haacke says the sculpture is a tribute to Scottish economist Adam Smith and English painter George Stubbs. The horse is based on an engraving by Stubbs taken from The Anatomy of the Horse published in 1766. Tied to the horse's front leg is an electronic ribbon displaying live the ticker of the London Stock Exchange, completing the link between power, money and history.” (Fourth plinth, Wikipedia)
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