Gift Horse by Hans Haacke
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Gift Horse by Hans Haacke is a skeletal bronze sculpture of a horse, adorned with a London Stock Exchange ticker ribbon, that critically reflects on capitalism and public monuments.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Gift Horse | 0 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bronze sculpture
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public sculpture ⓘ |
| artMovement |
conceptual art
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institutional critique ⓘ |
| basedOn | equestrian statue tradition ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | Greater London Authority NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commissionedFor | Fourth Plinth Programme NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| creator | Hans Haacke NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depicts | skeletal horse ⓘ |
| exhibitionHistory | Fourth Plinth commission 2015–2016 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | Really Good by David Shrigley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | Hahn/Cock by Katharina Fritsch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
conceptual art
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political art ⓘ |
| hasComponent | electronic LED ticker display ⓘ |
| hasPart | London Stock Exchange ticker ribbon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasQuality |
critical
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monumental ⓘ skeletal ⓘ |
| hasTitleLanguage | English NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| height | approximately 4.7 metres ⓘ |
| inception | 2015 ⓘ |
| inscriptionLanguage | English ⓘ |
| intendedMeaning |
commentary on the relationship between art and finance
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critique of neoliberal capitalism ⓘ reflection on the role of public monuments ⓘ |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity | City of Westminster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTime | 21st century ⓘ |
| location | Fourth Plinth, Trafalgar Square, London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
capitalism
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economic inequality ⓘ financial markets ⓘ public monuments ⓘ |
| materialUsed | bronze ⓘ |
| notableWorkOf | Hans Haacke NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | public art in Trafalgar Square ⓘ |
| placementContext | Trafalgar Square, a site of imperial and military commemoration NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publiclyAccessible | yes ⓘ |
| replaces | Hahn/Cock by Katharina Fritsch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
art criticism
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media coverage in the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| unveiledBy | Boris Johnson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usesSymbol |
horse skeleton as metaphor for economic fragility
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stock market ticker ⓘ |
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