Antony Gormley quotes

I believe in the city as a natural human environment, but we must humanize it. It's art that will re-define public space in the 21st Century. We can make our cities diverse, inspirational places by putting art, dance and performance in all its forms into the matrix of street life. (Antony Gormley)
Art has to change things, and if it was immediately acceptable it would not be doing the job. View quote
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Art is the means by which we communicate what it feels like to be alive - in the past, that was mixed up with other illustrative duties, but that was still its central function that has been liberated in the art called modern. View quote
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I have to say that I reject somewhat the distinction between something called art and something called public art. I think all art demands and desires to be seen. View quote
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I was educated by monks - I thank them dearly for the education they gave me, but I am no longer a Catholic. View quote
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It is a depressing business talking to journalist. View quote
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I think critics are very useful. But I think that they, in a way, betray their position when they stop people looking for themselves. View quote
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I always like to look for adventure when I go away. I have gone on several horse adventures with my wife - from Guangxi we went up to the High Tibetan region. We also went along the Hurunui River on horseback in the South Island of New Zealand. View quote
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'6 Times' is an attempt to reinvestigate the social responsibility of sculpture. The body in question is a particular body, but it doesn't really matter whose it is. View quote
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If your work doesn't speak to people, it's beyond comprehension and risible, but if people engage with it, you become tarred with the brush of populism. View quote
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I just want my work to be part of the elemental world. (Antony Gormley)
Public money should be spent on art but through individuals not committees. View quote
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Making beautiful things for everyday use is a wonderful thing to do - making life flow more easily - but art confronts life, allowing it to stop and perhaps change direction - they are completely different. View quote
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