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Dare I say it, the Antony Gormley 'art' project that allows randoms an hour on top of Trafalgar Square's empty fourth plinth, and that's been running all summer, has been a bit dull.
So it comes as no surprise that Stringfellow's dancer Naomi MacDonald drew the biggest crowd to the plinth so far after she got her kit off and gyrated around a pole under the watchful gaze of Nelson and his column, National Gallery-goers and a couple of coppers.
According to the Guardian, news of her topless performance spread like swine flu and actually caused the Sky Arts website that's hosting the live feed from the plinth, to crash under the weight of horny voyeurs.
Being ignorant of public decency laws it surprised me that topless entertainment was allowed in such a public spot, but I'm now assured that the nudity itself isn't the crime. She'd have had to cause a complaint for her to be told off, but no complaints were made. And I can see why; hubba hubba.Dare I say it, the Antony Gormley 'art' project that allows randoms an hour... more
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There's good news for clothes-shy tourists everywhere - it's technically not a crime to appear naked in public in central London.
The loophole in public decency laws was most recently, ahem, exposed this Sunday when 24-year-old Justin Holwell stripped and stood around naked for an hour on the fourth plinth in Trafalgar Square as part of Antony Gormley's One and Other art installation.
A passing ex-detective who copped an eyeful wasn't happy, however. Mark Williams-Thomas said his wife and children were "annoyed and upset". He complained to police but Mr Holwell was not taken off the plinth.
Why? Because there is nothing illegal in nudity, provided no obscenity is committed.
Hopefully WIlliams-Thomas and his family didn't seek refuge in the nearby National Gallery, which overlooks the square and is packed full of artworks featuring nudes, murders and torture.
And if you're interested, you can see video footage of the naked man's performance by clicking the link above. You pervert!There's good news for clothes-shy tourists everywhere - it's technically not... more
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It has been announced by the Mayor of London that Antony Gormley has been selected for the Fourth Plinth commision.
Antony Gormley’s proposal One and Other is that the Fourth Plinth is occupied for 100 consecutive days, 24 hours a day, by members of the public who have volunteered to stand on it for an hour at a time. Over this period 2,400 people will be able to participate. Antony Gormley said: “Through elevation onto the plinth and removal from common ground’, the body becomes a metaphor, a symbol and allows us to reflect on the diversity, vulnerability and particularity of the individual in contemporary society.”
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www.antonygormley.comIt has been announced by the Mayor of London that Antony Gormley has been selected for... more
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