A sculpture “embodiing the spirit of the city” was presented in London (7 photos + 1 video)

In 2026, this “masterpiece” will take its rightful place on the fourth pedestal of Trafalgar Square.





The bronze sculpture by Tshabalala Selfie was called Lady in Blue, and it perfectly symbolizes the spirit of London.



The young Englishwoman's dress is covered in patinated blue lapis lazuli, a rare and exquisite pigment that has been used since antiquity and has global historical significance in Africa and the Middle East.

“She is not an idol to be worshiped or a historical figure to be immortalized. She is a woman striding forward into our collective future with ambition and purpose. She is a Londoner who embodies the spirit of the city and many identify with her. London is the best possible home for such an influential figure as the Lady in Blue,” said the author of the sculpture herself.





Well, we won’t even argue here, it’s immediately obvious that we have before us the heiress of British civilization. But this green abstraction next to the “future of London” is another work that will be installed in 2028.



Andra Ursuca's sculpture "Untitled" is a life-size hollow man on a horse, wrapped in a shroud and cast in green resin.

This is a “masterpiece”, not just that, but a symbol of history. True, the author does not specify which one.



“My work is related to history; history gives us meaning when we try to make sense of it. Trafalgar Square is a place where many stories collide with each other in endless confrontation. There will never be an end to this. This is such an important and beautiful accident.”

By the way, if anyone is interested, now on the fourth pedestal of Trafalgar Square there is a work by Samson Kambalu “Antelope”. Yes, two men in hats are an antelope. The name "Antelope", as the author himself recently told the Guardian, comes from the fact that one of the men's hats rises at two points, like an antelope's horns.



Unlike the black woman in the blue dress, these two in the hats are real historical figures, Baptist preacher John Chilembwe and European missionary John Chorley. And before them, THIS was adorned on the unfortunate pedestal...



No, this is not white shit with flies, but a sculpture of The End in the form of whipped cream with a huge cherry and robotic insects.

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