It's wonderful to see art in a museum, but it is institutionalised. I don't like the idea of the artwork as something that requires special conditions. I would like it to be universal. Antony Gormley artartworkcondition Change image and share on social
I think critics are very useful. But I think that they, in a way, betray their position when they stop people looking for themselves. Antony Gormley betraycriticpeople Change image and share on social
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. Antony Gormley allowartbeautiful share on social
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. Antony Gormley aliveartcall share on social
Western Australia is covered by granite, the largest single piece of Achaean rock that still lies on the surface of the, of, of the Earth, that's 2.5 to 2.9 billion years old. It's one of the most ancient and intact bits of the Earth's crust. Antony Gormley achaeanancientaustralia share on social
It is a depressing business talking to journalist. Antony Gormley businessdepressjournalist Change image and share on social
I used to think that the great thing about sculpture was that, like Stonehenge, it was something that stood against time in an adamantine way, and was an absolute mass in space. Now I try to use the language of architecture to redescribe the body as a place. Antony Gormley absoluteadamantinearchitecture share on social
I did spend a lot of time as a child very confused about whether I had a devil in me, or whether I was in a state of grace. I mean, these ideas are so potent to anybody with half an imagination. Antony Gormley childconfusedevil Change image and share on social
I was educated by monks - I thank them dearly for the education they gave me, but I am no longer a Catholic. Antony Gormley catholicdearlyeducate Change image and share on social
I think it's probably the Dutch who are to blame for starting the whole 'art business', because before they came along, art was attached to relatively stable structures, and it was everybody's. It was like going to the movies. Antony Gormley artattachblame share on social
