Trafalgar Square's fourth plinth shortlist revealed Public consultation on which artworks should grace London's empty plinth Shortlist includes robotic cones, riderless horse and an aluminium mask Artists on shortlist include former Turner Prize winner Mark Leckey, 49 The current incumbent is a large blue rooster - a 'comment on masculinity' The Fourth Plinth Committee will choose two winners to go up in 2015-2016 The fourth plinth in Trafalgar Square is not exactly known for hosting classical artworks so it is not surprising that the latest candidates for the top spot include a giant bronze thumbs up, a pile of rocks and a riderless horse with stock exchange prices on its leg. The shortlist of six for the sought-after plinth also includes a 13ft high pair of revolving robotic cones, an abstract aluminium mask, and a sculpture incorporating all the other artworks in the London square. The six works, chosen by the Fourth Plinth committee to represent what they consider the important artists working in the UK and abroad, have been put forward to public debate before a winning artwork is chosen. American artist Liliane Lijn, pictured with her work The Dance, one of six on the Fourth Plinth shortlist David Shrigley's Really Good, left, and Ugo Rondinone's Moon Mask, right, are in the running to be chosen Consultation on the subject begins tomorrow with an exhibition of the six artworks in crypt of St Martin-in-the-Fields Church, and will end on November 17 when two winners will be chosen. The chosen two will be announced early next year and displayed in 2015 and 2016 respectively. The Dance, the proposal by American artist Liliane Lijn, consists of two plastic cones which rotate in different directions at different times and speeds. Ms Lijn said: 'They are identical in every way and the minute they become mobile, the minute they begin to move or dance, as I prefer to say, they became differentiated. So what makes them two different beings is movement. She said the 'performing sculpture' would reflect performances in the square and could be accompanied by human dancers around the plinth. Other works in contention include a 26ft high cast of a stone outcrop from Brimham Rocks in Nidderdale, North Yorkshire, by Londoner Marcus Coates and a 32ft giant bronze thumbs up by Glasgow artist David Shrigley. A model of 'Gift Horse' by Hans Haacke. Consultation on the subject begins tomorrow with an exhibition of the six artworks in crypt of St Martin-in-the-Fields Church A model of 'Larger Squat Afar' by Mark Leckey. Two winners will be chosen on November 17, to be displayed in 2015 and 2016 respectively Artist Marcus Coates, poses with a model of his artwork 'Unmade Monument' as it is unveiled as a proposed design Shrigley, who was born in Macclesfield and is known for his sense of humour, said: 'It is my hope that this piece would make Trafalgar Square, London, the UK and the world a better place. And it would be quite a cost-effective way of doing it. Hans Haacke's Gift Horse is a riderless horse with an electronic ribbon showing stock exchange prices tied to its leg. The German-American artist, who is 77, said mysteriously: 'What happens if the invisible hand of the market ties the knot for us?' Swis artist Ugo Rondinone, 49, made an aluminium mask of a face for the plinth, while Londoner and former Turner Prize winner Mark Leckey, also 49, wants his sculpture called Larger Squat Afar (an anagram of Trafalgar Square) to be picked. It features elements from existing statues and fountains in the square. The current incumbent is a large blue rooster - a 'comment on masculinity'. The statue, called Hahn/Cock, is by the German artist, Katharina Fritsch is of a domestic cockerel Mayor of London Boris Johnson said: 'The placing of challenging artwork amidst the historic surroundings of Trafalgar Square creates a delicious juxtaposition that gets people talking and debating, underpinning London's reputation as a great world city for culture.' A large blue rooster, apparently a 'comment on masculinity', currently stands on the plinth which has become a showcase for temporary artworks over the past few years after standing empty for more than 100 years. Previous incumbents include Rachel Whiteread's upside-down resin plinth which stood on the fourth plinth in 2001, and Anthony Gormley's One & Other project, in which 2,400 members of the public occupied it for an hour each for 100 days in 2009.