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 bare due to insufficient funds. For over 150 years the fate of the plinth was debated and in 1998 a public enquiry sought opinions from public art commissioners, critics and members of the public as to the future of the plinth. The final report recommended that the commissions remain a rolling programme of temporary artworks rather than settling permanently on one figure or idea to commemorate. In 2003, the ownership of Trafalgar Square was transferred from Westminster City Council to the Mayor of London and this marked the beginning of the Mayor of London’s Fourth Plinth Commission as it is now known.
The first Fourth Plinth sculpture of this Virtual Cache was
Really Good by David Shrigley.
Followed by:
The Invisible Enemy Should Not Exist by Michael Rakowitz.
THE END by Heather Phillipson
Antelope by Samson Kambalu
On the 18 September 2024, the new Fourth Plinth Commission Mil Veces un Instante (A thousand times an Instant) by Teresa Margolles was unveiled on the Fourth Plinth.
Mil Veces un Instante is made up of plaster casts of the faces of 726 transexual, non-binary, and gender non-conforming people. The casts were made in Mexico City and Juárez, Mexico; and London. She worked closely with community groups across Mexico and the UK including Micro Rainbow and QUEERCIRCLE. The casts have been created by applying plaster directly onto the faces of participants, meaning that as well as recording their features the plaster is infused with their hair and skin cells.
Virtual Reward - 2017/2018
This Virtual Cache is part of a limited release of Virtuals created between August 24, 2017 and August 24, 2018. Only 4,000 cache owners were given the opportunity to hide a Virtual Cache. Learn more about Virtual Rewards on the Geocaching Blog.
Congratulations to Lisboa Bruno and Neirra for joint FTF