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Over the last 25 years, Antony Gormley, Britain's best-known
living sculptor, has revitalised the human image through a radical
investigation of the body as a place of memory and transformation. This
richly illustrated catalogue accompanies the Hayward Gallery exhibition in
Spring 2007, Gormley's first major showing in a public gallery in London.
The book includes photographs of new works specially commissioned for the
Hayward, including the colossal Space Station, a 6m-high steel work built
in direct response to the Hayward's architecture, and Event Horizon, an
installation of around 30 sculptures sited on buildings across central
London, spreading outwards from the Hayward and dramatically infesting the
city skyline. The book also includes a visual essay by Gormley himself with
his own photography and captions, showing a new side to the artist through
his diverse sources of inspiration. An in-depth interview with Hayward
Director Ralph Rugoff and Curator Jacky Klein takes a unique look at
Gormley's place in contemporary culture and the history of art. The
catalogue will be a rich, unique and intimate companion to the exhibition.
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