Many leading artists have bid to have their work displayed on the fourth plinth.

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Meanwhile the fourth plinth, a temporary showcase for contemporary art works, attracts much debate.

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Her sculpture Monument was commissioned for the Fourth Plinth in Trafalgar Square in 2001.

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Essex-born Mark Wallinger is best known for his sculpture for the empty fourth plinth in Trafalgar Square.

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Inspiration for the plinth came from the Fourth Plinth in Trafalgar Square, London.

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Justin Holwell stripped and posed naked on the fourth plinth during his one-hour slot from 1400 BST on Sunday.

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Artist Antony Gormley's One and Other project enables public volunteers to stand on the central London square's fourth plinth for one hour at a time.

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The work is presented on the empty Fourth Plinth of Trafalgar Square and is a wry response to a square that is dominated by a male, disabled figure.

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The Turner Prize winner, known for his commission for the Fourth Plinth in Trafalgar Square and his State Britain exhibition at the Tate Britain, said it was an honour.

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What would you put on Trafalgar Square's fourth plinth?

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