London’s Latest Fourth Plinth Sculpture Is a Woman Going Places

Tschabalala Self’s Splendid “Lady in Blue” Graces London’s Fourth Plinth

Self said the figure is “not an idol to venerate or a historical figure to commemorate,” but rather “an everyday woman like the many who occupy the square daily.”

Tschabalala Self Unveils Fourth Plinth Sculpture in London

American artist Tschabalala Self has unveiled Lady in Blue (2026) on the Fourth Plinth in London’s Trafalgar Square. Her sculpture, cast in bronze and patinated with lapis lazuli blue—a pigment used in in north Africa, the Middle East, and Europe since antiquity—will remain in place for two years. The monumental Lady in Blue depicts a young Black woman striding forward with […]

London’s latest Fourth Plinth sculpture is a woman going places

New York artist Tschabalala Self has installed a monumental statue of a Black woman taking a powerful step forward in Trafalgar Square.

'A tribute to everyday women': Tschabalala Self's Fourth Plinth commission unveiled in London

The bronze sculpture will move permanently to a private foundation in Fornebu, Norway after its two-year stint in Trafalgar Square

'Everywoman' statue unveiled on Trafalgar Square's Fourth Plinth

Tschabalala Self's Lady in Blue will sit atop the Fourth Plinth in Trafalgar Square for the next two years.

Sculpture depicting contemporary ‘everywoman’ unveiled on London’s Fourth Plinth