ANTONY GORMLEY (b.1950)
Stand up for Ukraine II
signed, titled, inscribed and dated ‘For Pen Stand up for Ukraine II A Gormley 2022’ (on the reverse)
walnut ink on paper
21³⁄₄ x 15¹⁄₈in. (55.3 x 38.3cm.)
Executed in 2022

[WITH:]

GORMLEY, Antony. On Sculpture. London: Thames & Hudson, 2015.

First edition of Antony Gormley’s lavishly illustrated publication on the history of sculpture, explored through a series of thematic essays. Inscriptions on two pages (42 words in total; the first initialled ‘A.M.D.G’) dated 10 March 2022 – ‘15th day of war in Ukraine’ – make pointed reference to the vital importance of freedom of expression. The first chapter of the book, 'Body Space and Body Time: Living in Sculpture', was given as a lecture at the State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, 'when Russia was open to the world'.

Octavo. Original grey cloth, lettered in black and red.

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