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jan 1, 2010 - 'Nelson's Ship in a Bottle', Yinka Shonibare CBE, 2010. First black artist exhibited on the 4th plinth, London.

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Yinka Shonibare CBE
'Nelson's Ship in a Bottle', Yinka Shonibare CBE, 2010
It was the first commission by a black British artist, and the first to reflect on its setting. Trafalgar Square commemorates the Battle of Trafalgar, and links directly with Nelson's column.

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