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London Mayor Boris Johnson is interviewed in Trafalgar Square. As the sculpture known as Gift Horse, by German artist Hans Haacke, is unveiled in London's Trafalgar Square on the public space called the Fourth Plinth. Johnson financed the 10th artwork to appear here. The skeletal, riderless horse (derived from The Anatomy of a Horse - George Stubbs, 1766) with a London Stock Exchange tickertape is a comment on power, money and history. Alexander Boris de Pfeffel Johnson (born 19 June 1964) is a British politician and former journalist who has served as Mayor of London since 2008. He previously served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Henley from 2001 until 2008 with the Conservative Party.

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London Mayor Boris Johnson is interviewed in Trafalgar Square. As the sculpture known as Gift Horse, by German artist Hans Haacke, is unveiled in London's Trafalgar Square on the public space called the Fourth Plinth. Johnson financed the 10th artwork to appear here. The skeletal, riderless horse (derived from The Anatomy of a Horse - George Stubbs, 1766) with a London Stock Exchange tickertape is a comment on power, money and history. Alexander Boris de Pfeffel Johnson (born 19 June 1964) is a British politician and former journalist who has served as Mayor of London since 2008. He previously served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Henley from 2001 until 2008 with the Conservative Party.