Bill Woodrow is a British sculptor.
Woodrow in 2013
Pond (2006) by Woodrow at the Mudam (Grand Duke Jean Museum of Modern Art in Luxembourg)
Woodrow's Sitting on History (1995) was purchased for the British Library by Carl Djerassi and Diane Middlebrook in 1997. The sculpture, with its ball and chain, refers to the book as the captor of information from which we cannot escape.
Bunker/Mule (1995) in Blåvand-Oksby, Denmark
The fourth plinth is the northwest plinth in Trafalgar Square in central London. It was originally intended to hold an equestrian statue of William IV, but remained empty due to lack of funds. For over 150 years, its use was debated; in 1998, the Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce (RSA) commissioned three contemporary sculptures to be displayed temporarily on the plinth. Shortly afterwards, Chris Smith, Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, commissioned Sir John Mortimer to seek opinions from public art commissioners, critics and members of the public as to its future. Mortimer's final report recommended that there continue to be a rolling programme of commissioned temporary artworks rather than settle permanently on one figure or idea.
The empty plinth (September 2022)
Image: 'Model For a Hotel' 2007, Thomas Schütte, Trafalgar Square the fourth plinth (2021032132) (cropped)
Image: Gormley Oneand Other 4th Plinth Trafalgar Sq 20090706
Image: Nelson's Ship in a Bottle by Yinka Shonibare
