I want people to be excited about cooling towers and megasheds; they're as much part of our history as the rural barn. Antony Gormley barncoolexcite Change image and share on social
How do you make the timelessness of inert, silent objects count for something? How to use the, in a way, dumbness of sculpture in a way that acts on us as living things? Antony Gormley actcountdumbness 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
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
Cities have become places where we are controlled, by CCTV and other means, in the same way as machines are controlled. My works provide an imaginative space in which this can be challenged. It's like opening a window in a closed room. Antony Gormley cctvchallengecity share on social
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 21startcentury share on social
I'm trying to make work that is reflective and is encouraging of reflection. Antony Gormley encouragemakereflection Change image and share on social
'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. Antony Gormley attemptbodymatter 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
It is a depressing business talking to journalist. Antony Gormley businessdepressjournalist Change image and share on social
