Antony Gormley's Seminal Sculpture

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01Jacob Epstein's Rock Drill20090615Artist Antony Gormley discusses Jacob Epstein's Rock Drill sculpture.

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02Brancusi's Endless Column20090616Artist Antony Gormley explores Brancusi's 100-foot tall Endless Column.

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03Giacometti's La Place20090617Artist Antony Gormley explores key sculptures of the 20th century.

He discusses Alberto Giacometti's City Square - La Place - made in 1948, when the artist returned to Paris after the Second World War. Gormley dismisses the idea that Giacometti portrayed loneliness and isolation, arguing that this small sculpture is the first work to model 'relational aesthetics', where space and time become the artist's subject.

Artist Antony Gormley explores Alberto Giacometti's sculpture La Place.

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04Joseph Beuys' Plight20090618Artist Antony Gormley explores Joseph Beuys' 1985 installation Plight.

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05Richard Serra's The Matter Of Time20090619Antony Gormley explores the impact of sculptor Richard Serra's work The Matter of Time.

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