Renowned British sculptor Antony Gormley has told AFP of his concern over the "uglier sides" of China's state control but says artistic engagement with the historic and cultural powerhouse is crucial. "It's absolutely essential, because art is a bridge between hearts and minds, and people that come from totally different ideological but also geographical places," Gormley said at a factory-turned-gallery …
When you stand inside the end of ‘Passage’ – a 12-metre tunnel in the shape of a mechanical man – the outlook is frighteningly black. ‘Antony Gormley is one of the most important and most celebrated artists of these times, a maker and a thinker, and we are carried through his thought process through this exhibition,’ she said. ‘It’s our …
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