Antony Gormley, R.A.

Donated by the Artist

Cambridge, Kettle's Yard, Artists for Kettle's Yard, 19th March - 9th May 2011.

The sculpture is in generally excellent original condition. The surface is intentionally oxidized, which is integral to the piece. There are a few scattered specks of surface matter and dust. Please telephone the department on 020 7293 6424 if you have any questions regarding the present work.
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'Kettle's Yard is an invaluable visual resource for the University and all lovers of art that supports a foundational collection made at the birth of modernism in Britain with an evolving programme of contemporary art. Kettle's Yard is a necessary balance to the historical collections of the Fitzwilliam and a lively and living place to experience art.'
Antony Gormley

'The most recent blockworks describe the space of the body in stacked masses that question its stability.

I use the construction language of the built world: pillars and lintels to evoke the inner condition of the body, treating the body less as a thing than a place.

There is a tension between a suggested symmetry and the actual articulation of a body, so that very slight variations in the alignment of the blocks can be read empathetically as an indication of the total body feeling.

All of these pieces attempt to treat the body as a condition; being, not doing.'
Antony Gormley, 2011