The empty space ... The fourth plinth in Trafalgar Square. Photograph: Sarah Lee
Next week, the new artwork to occupy Traflagar Square's fourth plinth will be unveiled. Eager art enthusiasts or random tourists can get a glimpse of what's taking place under the tarpaulin right now: Thomas Schütte's Model for a Hotel 2007. If you can make neither head nor tail of the few shards of yellow light that are so far revealed, take a look at this scale model of the work. Not only will the structure create constantly changing sculptural reflections across the square, it'll also prove a perfect multi-layered roosting platform for the Square's pigeon community.
So far the Fourth Plinth project has proven such a success with the public that most can name its previous resident (Marc Quinn's sculpture of Alison Lapper) but would struggle to tell you who has a permanent place on the other three plinths (for the record, they're Henry Havelock, Sir Charles James Napier and King George IV).
But what would we most like to see occupying the plinth after Schütte's Model? Damien Hirst's Charity? A remodelled version of Sarah Lucas's bath? Simon Starling's Shedboatshed? Or perhaps an even less popular monarch than George IV?
