Standing tall Nov 14, 2009
At a later stage, however, indeed quite recently, and under the reign of the theoretically less controversial Boris, the plinth has held a work of art by Antony Gormley. Under Mr Gormley's supervision a different ordinary person, chosen by ballot, occupied the plinth for an hour, every hour of every 24 hours for 100 days, thereby proving that there were 2,400 people in Britain with nothing else to do. (BBC News -- UK)
Digital cloud plan for city skies Nov 11, 2009
Other finalists are thought to include the former Turner prize winner Anish Kapoor and Antony Gormley, the designer of the Angel of the North. The Mayor is still in the "process of deciding" which design will be commissioned, according to a spokesperson. (BBC News -- Technology)
Video: Vegas' CityCenter Opens Doors to World's Most Spectacular Offerings in One Singular Setting, December 2009 Sep 17, 2009
At ARIA, famed artist is creating an approximately 84-foot silver cast of the Colorado River, which will be her first work of art displayed in Las Vegas; Jenny Holzer will display a thought-provoking LED sign spanning more than 280 feet; Tony Cragg has commissioned three sculptures that examine the relationship between nature and the man-made world: Bolt, 2007, Bent of Mind, 2008, and Untitled (tall column), 2008; and Antony Gormley will display Feeling Material XXVII, 2007, an 8-foot sculpture... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Eight arts leaders provide new direction in their first seasons Sep 13, 2009
We re talking to Andy Goldsworthy and Antony Gormley, Nancy Rubins. What will also surprise some people is how much serious scholarship is going to come out of this museum in the next year or two. (Boston Globe)
* Living statues rival Nelson in London square Sk[siXuuHJv Jul 13, 2009
The project is the brainchild of artist Antony Gormley and will see 2,400 people stand on the empty plinth for an hour at a time, 24 hours a day, between now and Oct. 14. Gormley says it aims to paint a picture of modern Britain X and provide a contrast with the monuments to historic figures like Admiral Nelson and King George IV which surround it. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Some day my plinth will come Jul 8, 2009
Antony Gormley says that his 100-day project One And Other - in which members of the public can spend an hour on a plinth in Trafalgar Square - will end up creating a "composite picture" of Britain. After the first few hours on Monday the self-portrait appeared to show a mosaic of polite rule-breakers, exhibit-ionists with a social conscience and slightly inept publicans. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
* Atop Trafalgar Square, Britons stand among giants Jul 8, 2009
Antony Gormleys One project aims to stretch the boundaries of sculpture by placing 2,400 people on Trafalgar Squares grand and usually vacant fourth plinth, for an hour apiece ... This is not about privilege, not about power, not about war or honoring the dead, said the artist, Antony Gormley. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Business)
Housewife first on Fourth Plinth Jul 3, 2009
A housewife is to be the first to stand on Trafalgar Square's Fourth Plinth for Antony Gormley's art project ... Ms Wardell said: "I like the idea of the arts as inclusive rather than exclusive and feel like this is something that Antony Gormley, and this project in particular, embrace. I wanted to be able to represent normal, everyday stay-at-home mums who aren't normally a feature of major artworks Rachel Wardell "I wanted to be able to represent normal, everyday stay-at-home mums who aren't... (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Housewife first up for 100-day "live sculpture" Jul 3, 2009
"One " is a work devised by sculptor Antony Gormley for the square's empty plinth, now a platform for temporary works of art. The first of 2,400 people to feature in Gormley's work is Rachel Wardell, a 35-year-old housewife and mother-of-two. (Yahoo News)
On a pedestal Feb 27, 2009
Antony Gormley explains what his Fourth Plinth piece is all about ... Antony Gormley's commission for Trafalgar Square's "empty plinth" will see it occupied for 100 consecutive days, 24 hours a day, by members of the public ... To get an idea of what Antony Gormley is planning for Trafalgar Square try standing on the nearest park bench, parapet or bin. (BBC News -- UK)
