Rachel Whiteread calls for end to Trafalgar Square fourth plinth sculptures

Artist says programme needs ‘rethink’ amid evidence that sculptors cannot find permanent homes for their work

• What happened to Trafalgar Square’s previous fourth plinth statues?

The Turner prize winner Rachel Whiteread has called for an end to the fourth plinth sculpture programme amid new evidence of the difficulty leading artists like her face in finding a permanent home for their work.

The Guardian has established that three-quarters of the former fourth plinth commissions are currently in storage, and only one is on display in the UK.