Antony Gormley occupies an unusual position as a highly populist sculptor -
known chiefly for his Angel of the North (1998), a national landmark in the UK -
who is also widely regarded as one of the most intellectually challenging
artists working internationally. He is grounded in archaeology and anthropology,
and looks to Asian and Buddhist traditions as much as to Western sculptural
history, which he believes reached a punctuation point with Rodin. This is the
first book to focus on Gormley's thoughts on sculpture, positioning his career
and artistic philosophy in relation to its history. The book is structured
thematically over four chapters: the first explores