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LONDON, ENGLAND - MARCH 21: Iraqi American artist Michael Rakowitz poses next to his art work entitled 'The Invisible Enemy Should Not Exist' during the unveiling of the next two art works to be installed on the Fourth Plinth in Trafalgar Square, on March 21, 2017 at the National Gallery in London, England. Michael Rakowitz and Heather Phillipson were today announced as the two artists who have won the next commissions for the Fourth Plinth in Trafalgar Square, the designs will be unveiled in 2018 and 2020 respectively. (Photo by Carl Court/Getty Images)

LONDON, ENGLAND - MARCH 21: Iraqi American artist Michael Rakowitz poses next to his art work entitled 'The Invisible Enemy Should Not Exist' during the unveiling of the next two art works to be installed on the Fourth Plinth in Trafalgar Square, on March 21, 2017 at the National Gallery in London, England. Michael Rakowitz and Heather Phillipson were today announced as the two artists who have won the next commissions for the Fourth Plinth in Trafalgar Square, the designs will be unveiled in 2018 and 2020 respectively. (Photo by Carl Court/Getty Images)
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The 12th Fourth Plinth commission by the Mayor of London artwork entitled 'The Invisible Enemy Should Not Exist' by the artist Michael Rakowitz, in Trafalgar Square, on 29th March, 2018 in London, England. Started in 2006, the sculpture recreates over 7,000 archaeological artefacts looted from the Iraq Museum during the war there or destroyed elsewhere. Oneof these was Lamassu, a winged deity which guarded Nergal Gate at the entrance to the ancient city Assyrian city of Nineveh (modern-day Mosul, Iraq) which was destroyed by ISIS in 2015. The Lamassu, which had the same footprint as the Fourth Plinth is made of empty Iraqi date syrup cans, representative of a once-renowned industry. (Photo by Richard Baker / In Pictures via Getty Images Images)

The 12th Fourth Plinth commission by the Mayor of London artwork entitled 'The Invisible Enemy Should Not Exist' by the artist Michael Rakowitz, in Trafalgar Square, on 29th March, 2018 in London, England. Started in 2006, the sculpture recreates over 7,000 archaeological artefacts looted from the Iraq Museum during the war there or destroyed elsewhere. Oneof these was Lamassu, a winged deity which guarded Nergal Gate at the entrance to the ancient city Assyrian city of Nineveh (modern-day Mosul, Iraq) which was destroyed by ISIS in 2015. The Lamassu, which had the same footprint as the Fourth Plinth is made of empty Iraqi date syrup cans, representative of a once-renowned industry. (Photo by Richard Baker / In Pictures via Getty Images Images)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - JANUARY 19: Michael Rakowitz poses with a model of his sculpture "The Invisible Enemy Should Not Exist" at the unveiling of the shortlisted artworks for the position on Trafalgar Square's fourth plinth, during the launch at National Gallery on January 19, 2017 in London, England. The fourth plinth was built in 1841 to display an equestrian statue but remained empty for 150 years. In 1999, the first of a series of temporary artworks was placed on the plinth with the sculptures being replaced on a regular basis ever since. (Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images)

LONDON, ENGLAND - JANUARY 19: Michael Rakowitz poses with a model of his sculpture "The Invisible Enemy Should Not Exist" at the unveiling of the shortlisted artworks for the position on Trafalgar Square's fourth plinth, during the launch at National Gallery on January 19, 2017 in London, England. The fourth plinth was built in 1841 to display an equestrian statue but remained empty for 150 years. In 1999, the first of a series of temporary artworks was placed on the plinth with the sculptures being replaced on a regular basis ever since. (Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - MARCH 21: An art work entitled 'The Invisible Enemy Should Not Exist' by Iraqi American artist Michael Rakowitz is displayed during the announcement of the art works that will be installed on the Fourth Plinth in Trafalgar Square, on March 21, 2017 at the National Gallery in London, England. Michael Rakowitz and Heather Phillipson were today announced as the two artists who have won the next commissions for the Fourth Plinth in Trafalgar Square, the designs will be unveiled in 2018 and 2020 respectively. (Photo by Carl Court/Getty Images)

LONDON, ENGLAND - MARCH 21: An art work entitled 'The Invisible Enemy Should Not Exist' by Iraqi American artist Michael Rakowitz is displayed during the announcement of the art works that will be installed on the Fourth Plinth in Trafalgar Square, on March 21, 2017 at the National Gallery in London, England. Michael Rakowitz and Heather Phillipson were today announced as the two artists who have won the next commissions for the Fourth Plinth in Trafalgar Square, the designs will be unveiled in 2018 and 2020 respectively. (Photo by Carl Court/Getty Images)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - MARCH 21: Iraqi American artist Michael Rakowitz poses for a photograph during the announcement that his art work entitled 'The Invisible Enemy Should Not Exist' will be one of the next two art works to be installed on the Fourth Plinth in Trafalgar Square, on March 21, 2017 at the National Gallery in London, England. Michael Rakowitz and Heather Phillipson were today announced as the two artists who have won the next commissions for the Fourth Plinth in Trafalgar Square, the designs will be unveiled in 2018 and 2020 respectively. (Photo by Carl Court/Getty Images)

LONDON, ENGLAND - MARCH 21: Iraqi American artist Michael Rakowitz poses for a photograph during the announcement that his art work entitled 'The Invisible Enemy Should Not Exist' will be one of the next two art works to be installed on the Fourth Plinth in Trafalgar Square, on March 21, 2017 at the National Gallery in London, England. Michael Rakowitz and Heather Phillipson were today announced as the two artists who have won the next commissions for the Fourth Plinth in Trafalgar Square, the designs will be unveiled in 2018 and 2020 respectively. (Photo by Carl Court/Getty Images)
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