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Still Standing: Antony Gormley at the Hermitage
Margaret Iversen
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Description for Still Standing: Antony Gormley at the Hermitage
Hardcover. Includes 10 classical sculptures from the Hermitage Museum (mostly Roman and one or two Greek), removed from their plinths and repositioned to share a raised floor with the viewer; and 17 abstracted body-forms by Antony Gormley. Num Pages: 144 pages, 65 illustrations, 50 in colour. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AFKB; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 266 x 20. Weight in Grams: 834.
The book is made up of 10 classical sculptures from the Hermitage Museum (mostly Roman and one or two Greek), removed from their plinths and repositioned to share a raised floor with the viewer; and 17 highly abstracted body-forms by Antony Gormley. The idea is to juxtapose ancient, idealized statues with Gormley’s more disinterested sculptures and see whether, in Gormley’s work, the abstract language of Euclidean geometry can make a shelter for feeling, and whether, in the case of the classical works, demounting and putting the viewer on the same level as their original makers can re-establish them as made ... Read more
The book is made up of 10 classical sculptures from the Hermitage Museum (mostly Roman and one or two Greek), removed from their plinths and repositioned to share a raised floor with the viewer; and 17 highly abstracted body-forms by Antony Gormley. The idea is to juxtapose ancient, idealized statues with Gormley’s more disinterested sculptures and see whether, in Gormley’s work, the abstract language of Euclidean geometry can make a shelter for feeling, and whether, in the case of the classical works, demounting and putting the viewer on the same level as their original makers can re-establish them as made ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Fontanka United Kingdom
Number of pages
144
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
Weight
834g
Number of Pages
144
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781906257095
SKU
V9781906257095
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99-99
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