Jeremy Clarkson says ‘woke is modern word for mad’ as he slams London art

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Top Gear star Jeremy Clarkson has shared his thoughts on the artwork in the running to stand on the Fourth Plinth in London’s Trafalgar Square today. The 61-year-old television presenter branded it “ridiculous” and mocked the shortlist of artists.

Jeremy said the best they could come up with was a “warty man and some naan bread” and encouraged people to take their kids to London to laugh at the artwork.

However, the father-of-three believes there should not be such a big debate about what will fill the coveted spot as the temporary installation won’t be there for long.

Most of it will end up in an underground storage facility, he said.

Jeremy aired his views in his Sunday Times column.

“In fact, you can even use the shortlist of artists as a way to cheer yourself up, because it gives us an insight into what’s happening in the leftie, vegan heads of the politically correct,” he wrote of the Fourth Plinth debate.

“We think they are dangerous and influential, but when they are asked to create their best work, what they come up with is a warty man, some naan bread, a grain silo and a load of ladyboys.

“Which suggests to me that ‘woke’ is just a modern word for ‘mad’,” he continued.

The Fourth Plinth, in the northwest corner of the square, stood bare for a number of years before it was decided it would be home to a temporary art installation.

In 1998 the Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce (RSA) commissioned three sculptures to adorn the plinth for a short period of time.

Following the success of the idea it became a rolling project to select artwork to be displayed temporarily rather than install a permanent sculpture.

It is now known as the Mayor of London’s Fourth Plinth Commission.

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The plinth was originally due to house an equestrian statue of William IV but funds ran out leaving it to stand empty for over 100 years.

The three other platforms have sculptures of Henry Havelock, Charles James Napier and George IV.

The current piece of artwork on the fourth plinth was created by Heather Phillipson and has been in place since July 2020.

It features a dollop of whipped cream with an assortment of toppings including a cherry and a fly.

It also has a drone which films passers-by and projects the images onto a screen.

The Who Wants To Be A Millionaire host will be back on the small screen next month with his new farming series.

The programme will follow the TV star as he sets up Diddly Squat Farm and shop in the Cotswolds.

The eight-part series will see him deal with disobedient animals and troublesome weather ahead of and during the coronavirus pandemic.

Clarkson’s Farm is set for release on Amazon Prime Video on June 11.

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