Art has to change things, and if it was immediately acceptable it would not be doing the job. Antony Gormley acceptableartchange Change image and share on social
Public money should be spent on art but through individuals not committees. Antony Gormley artcommitteeindividual Change image and share on social
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. Antony Gormley brushcomprehensionengage 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
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. Antony Gormley adventureguangxihigh 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
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
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
I just want my work to be part of the elemental world. Antony Gormley elementalpartwork Change image and share on social
Judgment is very easy, but I think, on the whole, professional critics maybe see too much, and compare too much, and forget the joy of actually looking and contemplating for its own sake. Antony Gormley comparecontemplatecritic Change image and share on social
