Hahn/Cock by Katharina Fritsch

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contemporary artwork outdoor sculpture public sculpture

Hahn/Cock by Katharina Fritsch is a large, bright blue sculpture of a cockerel that gained prominence as a striking contemporary artwork displayed on London’s Fourth Plinth in Trafalgar Square.

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Label	Occurrences
Hahn/Cock by Katharina Fritsch canonical	3

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7210179 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Hahn/Cock by Katharina Fritsch
Context triple: [Fourth Plinth, notableWorkDisplayed, Hahn/Cock by Katharina Fritsch]

A. Merzbau
Merzbau is an influential, evolving sculptural and architectural installation by Kurt Schwitters that exemplifies the experimental, collage-based aesthetics of the Dada movement.
B. Hansa by the Wall
Hansa by the Wall is the famed Berlin recording studio near the former Berlin Wall, known for hosting iconic sessions by artists such as David Bowie, Iggy Pop, and U2.
C. Bauhaus Weimar
Bauhaus Weimar was the original campus of the influential Bauhaus art, design, and architecture school founded by Walter Gropius in Weimar, Germany in 1919.
D. The Floating Heads installation
The Floating Heads installation is a striking contemporary art piece featuring numerous suspended, expressive human heads that has become one of the most recognizable attractions at Glasgow’s Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum.
E. Op Art
Op Art is an abstract art movement that emerged in the 1960s, characterized by the use of geometric forms and optical illusions to create a sense of movement, vibration, or warping in the viewer’s perception.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Hahn/Cock by Katharina Fritsch
Target entity description: Hahn/Cock by Katharina Fritsch is a large, bright blue sculpture of a cockerel that gained prominence as a striking contemporary artwork displayed on London’s Fourth Plinth in Trafalgar Square.

A. Merzbau
Merzbau is an influential, evolving sculptural and architectural installation by Kurt Schwitters that exemplifies the experimental, collage-based aesthetics of the Dada movement.
B. Hansa by the Wall
Hansa by the Wall is the famed Berlin recording studio near the former Berlin Wall, known for hosting iconic sessions by artists such as David Bowie, Iggy Pop, and U2.
C. Bauhaus Weimar
Bauhaus Weimar was the original campus of the influential Bauhaus art, design, and architecture school founded by Walter Gropius in Weimar, Germany in 1919.
D. The Floating Heads installation
The Floating Heads installation is a striking contemporary art piece featuring numerous suspended, expressive human heads that has become one of the most recognizable attractions at Glasgow’s Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum.
E. Op Art
Op Art is an abstract art movement that emerged in the 1960s, characterized by the use of geometric forms and optical illusions to create a sense of movement, vibration, or warping in the viewer’s perception.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	contemporary artwork ⓘ outdoor sculpture ⓘ public sculpture ⓘ
artForm	sculpture ⓘ
artist	Katharina Fritsch ⓘ
colorSymbolism	blue associated with Europe and the European Union ⓘ
commissionedBy	Greater London Authority ⓘ Mayor of London’s Office ⓘ linked to: Greater London Authority
commissionedFor	Fourth Plinth programme ⓘ linked to: Fourth Plinth
countryOfOrigin	Germany ⓘ
creator	Katharina Fritsch ⓘ
curatorialProgramme	Fourth Plinth Commission ⓘ linked to: Fourth Plinth
depicts	cockerel ⓘ rooster ⓘ
displayedOnFourthPlinthFrom	2013 ⓘ
displayedOnFourthPlinthUntil	2015 ⓘ
exhibitedAt	Fourth Plinth, Trafalgar Square ⓘ linked to: Fourth Plinth
exhibitedInCity	London ⓘ linked to: London, England
exhibitedInCountry	United Kingdom ⓘ
genre	contemporary art ⓘ
hasCatalogueEntry	Tate collection records (as exhibited work) ⓘ linked to: Tate galleries network
height	4.72 metres ⓘ approximately 15.5 feet ⓘ
inception	2013 ⓘ
installationSiteContext	surrounded by historic military and imperial monuments in Trafalgar Square ⓘ
languageOfTitle	German ⓘ
locatedInPublicSpace	Trafalgar Square ⓘ
mainColor	bright blue ⓘ
material	fiberglass ⓘ steel ⓘ
movement	contemporary art ⓘ
notableFor	contrast with traditional statues in Trafalgar Square ⓘ humorous reinterpretation of public monument ⓘ vivid blue color ⓘ
owner	Katharina Fritsch ⓘ
partOf	Fourth Plinth Commission series ⓘ linked to: Fourth Plinth
publicReaction	became a popular tourist photo subject ⓘ provoked debate and media attention ⓘ
subjectType	animal sculpture ⓘ
theme	gender ⓘ monumentality ⓘ national identity ⓘ power ⓘ
titleMeaning	German word "Hahn" means "rooster" ⓘ
titleWordplay	English double entendre on the word "cock" ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Fourth Plinth → notableWorkDisplayed → Hahn/Cock by Katharina Fritsch ⓘ

Gift Horse → replaces → Hahn/Cock by Katharina Fritsch ⓘ

subject linked to: Gift Horse by Hans Haacke

Gift Horse → follows → Hahn/Cock by Katharina Fritsch ⓘ