The book weighs in at more than 4lb of sepulchral and textured grey, a sculpture in its own right, with hundreds of limpid images of how a nation might step up. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the us or from the uk, depending on stock availability. This doorstop of a book commemorates the 2,400 people who stood for an hour each on the fourth plinth in trafalgar square for 100 days last year to make up antony gormleys art work one and other. Antony gormley, in full antony mark david gormley, born august 30, 1950, london, england, british sculptor and draftsman best known for his work with human forms, which he created chiefly from casts of his own naked body. More information about this seller contact this seller 11. The aim is to capture the emotional intensity and the personally transformative. Antony gormleys most popular book is naoto fukasawa. Texts by hugh brody, lee hall, darian leader, alphonso lingis and hans ulrich obrist exposure, lelystad, the municipality of. In mountain and sea, two figures each derived from a mould of gormleys own form stand locked in an embrace. Antony gormleys spectacular installation, another place, has looked out from crosby beach for over a decade and sefton is now the permanent home for this world renowned artwork. In celebration of its 50th anniversary, the landmark trust commissioned an installation from antony gormley. The book will contain studio portraits of all the plinthers prior to their appearance. Over a period of 100 days from july to october 2009, 2400 people stood on t. As psychoanalyst darian leader maintains in one of the books five commissioned essays, if you.
They were free to do as they chose during this period in the spotlight. I feel terribly misunderstood how did an academic child of privilege and wouldbe buddhist monk become britains artist of the people. Antony gormley on sculpture by antony gormley overdrive. Such a babel of conflicting theories feels wholly in keeping with one and other itself. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. Antony gormleys another place 1997 100 iron men stand on a beach. Commissioned by the mayor of london for the fourth plinth with funds from arts council england. Produced by artichoke in partnership with sky arts. Discover book depositorys huge selection of antony gormley books online.
The residual nubs of two casting rods remain slightly proud of each. Perched on top of blackwells art and poster shop on oxfords exeter college, this sevenfoottall statue by antony gormley is one of a series of sculptures called another time ii, based. Biography and booking information for antony gormley, antony gormley is widely acclaimed for his sculptures, installations and public artworks that investigate the relationship of the human body to space contact all american speakers bureau to inquire about speaking fees and availability, and book the best keynote speaker for your next event. Antony gormley was born in london in 1950 and read archaeology, anthropology and art history at trinity college, cambridge. Martin herbert questions whether antony gormleys controversial work. Born in london, gormley studied at trinity college, cambridge, before traveling to india and sri lanka for several years. One and other by antony gormley 2010 1014 antony gormley on. One and other by antony gormley 2010, hardcover for sale. The book is structured thematically over four chapters. When i was selected to take part in the one and other project, i was thrilled and delighted.
What do the wellcome trust and antony gormley have in common. It was an amazing experience, totally unique and one of a kind. A documentary record of gormley s crowdsourcing public art work on trafalgar squares fourth plinth. Antony gormley speakers bureau and booking agent info. A whole year later, a book featuring some of the plinthers has recently been published by random house.
My body is the only bit of the material world that i inhabit duration. Antony gormley has 30 books on goodreads with 674 ratings. One and other by antony gormley goodreads share book. Ive been told that this reduced antony gormley to tears. The main car park pay and display has a fantastic food stop with amazing veggie burgers amongst other foods and theres an ice cream van and very clean loos. Having worked on sky arts coverage of the one and other event in trafalgar square, i was asked to produce a five minute piece to make people laugh, make them cry, and sum up the spirit of the fourth plinth event. Lavishly illustrated, this book will be of interest to not only art lovers, curators, and critics, but also artists and art students. In 2010 random house produced a 700 page book, including portraits of. I love antony gormleys sculptures and what they represent. Antony gormley is a turner prizewinning sculptor whose bestknown for several public sculptures and installations around england, as well as event horizon in 2010 in madison square, new york. My 2nd time here and lovely to have it just 30 minutes away from home. One of the most exciting sculptors of our time, antony gormley is the creator of breathtaking public installations.
The project began at 9 am on monday 6 july 2009, and ran until 14 october. I thought i would have a peek and see how antony gormleys plinthers are going on. In these artworks he examined aspects of the human presence in the world, often employing more than one figure placed within a landscape or cityscape. One and other was a live artwork by sculptor antony gormley which took place over 100 days during the summer of 2009. One and other by antony gormley book expansion field. Book now for antony gormley at the royal academy image shutterstock britains most famous living sculptor gets a major. A documentary art book by gormley, entitled one and other, was published in the uk by jonathan cape on 14 october 2010. Born in london in 1950, antony gormley is one of britains most treasured artists. This is the first book to focus on gormleys thoughts on sculpture, positioning his career and artistic philosophy in relation to its history.
Antony gormley occupies an unusual position as a highly populist sculptor known chiefly for his angel of the north 1998, a national landmark in the uk who is also widely regarded as one of the most intellectually challenging artists working internationally. Antony gormley over a period of 100 days from july to october 2009, 2,400 people stood on the fourth plinth in trafalgar square for one hour. One and other by antony gormley, 9780224090780, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. His works include the angel of the north, a public sculpture in gateshead in the north of england, commissioned in 1994 and erected in february 1998.
Winner of the turner prize, the south bank prize, the bernhard heiliger award for sculpture, he is an obe, an honorary fellow of the royal institute of british architects, an honorary doctor of the university of cambridge and fellow of trinity and. One and other by antony gormley randomly selected from 35,000 applicants, they gave lessons in gymnastics and swing dance, they dressed as chimps, werewolves, kings, robots and buzz lightyear. Antony gormley uses his own body as medium, tool and subject. It consists of 100 castiron lifesize replicas of his body. After his travels, gormley came back to london to study sculpture at central saint martins college of art and design and the slade school of art. Dynamic and thoughtprovoking, antony gormley on sculpture is essential reading for anyone fascinated by sculpture and its long and complex history as a medium. It has been permanently sited in england on merseyside since 2007. Antony gormleys installation consists of 100 iron men on crosby beach, looking out to sea. Living statues take their place on antony gormleys fourth. Day one of antony gormleys one and other project has already passed, with green balloons, grayson perry and a gatecrasher all making an appearance. The first person to officially occupy the plinth was rachel wardell from lincolnshire.
In this work, gormley meditates on the unique process of objectifying a subjective moment. The book may have minor markings which are not specifically mentioned. Sir antony mark david gormley, obe born 30 august 1950, is a british sculptor. Gormley says of this project, i wanted to work with people and to make a work about our collective future and our responsibility. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Antony gormley brings the public to the fourth plinth david levene sees the first participants in antony gormleys installation one and other take to the fourth plinth in trafalgar square. A massive field of 200,000 clay figures my modern met. British sculptor antony gormley is wellknown for his lifesize sculptures that creatively mimic the human body, but the figurative clay mounds from his series titled field, though not as accurate in depicting mankinds form, holds deeper value for the artist.
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