Around the front legs of the skeleton horse is an electronic ticker tape showing the prices on London's stock exchange. A symbol of the excesses of the market and a reference to the statue of William IV on a horse that was originally intended for the plinth but never happened due to a lack of funds.
Artist and sculptor Hans Haacke says the work is "an invitation to think about whether the invisible hand of the market does promote general welfare or whether there's a misunderstanding, or whether it is totally wrong."
Looking a gift horse in the mouth takes on a whole new meaning.
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