ANTONY GORMLEY, ANTIGUO COLEGIO DE SAN ILDEFONSO, MEXICO CITY, 2009 - 2010
20 August 2009 - 31 January 2010
A major exhibition of work by Antony Gormley including installations of FIRMAMENT II (2008), BREAD ROOM (2008), BREATHING ROOM I (2006) and LEARNING TO THINK (1991), alongside a selection of sculptures, drawings and prints.
FIRMAMENT II, 2008
32 mm square section mild steel tube and 40 mm diameter mild steel spheres
1070 x 1100 x 810 cm
Installation view, Antiguo Colegio de San Ildefonso, Mexico City, 2009
Photograph by César Flores, Mexico
DRIFT I, 2007/2012
3 mm square section stainless steel bar
190 x 270 x 170 cm
Installation view, Antiguo Colegio de San Ildefonso, Mexico City, 2009
REFLECTION II, 2008; BREAD ROOM, 2008; FERMENT, 2007
Installation view, Antiguo Colegio de San Ildefonso, Mexico City, 2009
Photograph by César Flores, Mexico
BREAD ROOM, 2008 (FOREGROUND)
Bread and wax
946 x 1102 x 493 cm
FERMENT, 2007 (background)
2 mm square section stainless steel bar
283 x 177 x 192 cm
Installation view, Antiguo Colegio de San Ildefonso, Mexico City, 2009
Photograph by César Flores, Mexico
SEEDS VI, 2008 (FOREGROUND)
Lead
Unit size: 3.5 x 1.1 cm diam
SUBLIMATE III, 2004 (background)
Variable mild steel blocks
194 x 55 x 32 cm
Installation view, Antiguo Colegio de San Ildefonso, Mexico City, 2009
Photograph by César Flores, Mexico
CLOSE I, 1992 (FOREGROUND)
Lead, fibreglass, plaster, and air
25 x 192 x 186 cm
SEEDS VI, 2008 (background)
Lead
Unit size: 3.5 x 1.1 cm diam
Installation view, Antiguo Colegio de San Ildefonso, Mexico City, 2009
Photograph by César Flores, Mexico
ANTONY GORMLEY, 2009
Installation view, Antiguo Colegio de San Ildefonso, Mexico City, 2009
Photograph by César Flores, Mexico
ANTONY GORMLEY, 2009
Installation view, Antiguo Colegio de San Ildefonso, Mexico City, 2009
Photograph by César Flores, Mexico
LEARNING TO THINK, 1991
Installation view, Antiguo Colegio de San Ildefonso, Mexico City, 2009
Photograph by César Flores, Mexico
BREATHING ROOM I, 2006
25 x 25 mm aluminium tube, Phosphor H15 and plastic spigots
500 x 1000 x 780 cm
Installation view, Antiguo Colegio de San Ildefonso, Mexico City, 2009
Photograph by César Flores, Mexico
BREATHING ROOM I, 2006
25 x 25 mm aluminium tube, Phosphor H15 and plastic spigots
500 x 1000 x 780 cm
Installation view, Antiguo Colegio de San Ildefonso, Mexico City, 2009
Photograph by César Flores, Mexico
LOST DOG I, 2002 (FOREGROUND
Forged ball bearings
43 x 62 x 21 cm
BODIES IN SPACE V, 2001 (background)
Forged ball bearings
200 x 106 x 70 cm
Installation view, Antiguo Colegio de San Ildefonso, Mexico City, 2009
Photograph by César Flores, Mexico
ANTONY GORMLEY, 2009
Installation view, Antiguo Colegio de San Ildefonso, Mexico City, 2009
Photograph by César Flores, Mexico
ANTONY GORMLEY, 2009
Installation view, Antiguo Colegio de San Ildefonso, Mexico City, 2009
Photograph by César Flores, Mexico
ANTONY GORMLEY, 2009
Installation view, Antiguo Colegio de San Ildefonso, Mexico City, 2009
Photograph by César Flores, Mexico
ANTONY GORMLEY, 2009
Installation view, Antiguo Colegio de San Ildefonso, Mexico City, 2009
Photograph by César Flores, Mexico
ANTONY GORMLEY, 2009
Installation view, Antiguo Colegio de San Ildefonso, Mexico City, 2009
Photograph by César Flores, Mexico
ANTONY GORMLEY, 2009
Installation view, Antiguo Colegio de San Ildefonso, Mexico City, 2009
Photograph by César Flores, Mexico
ANTONY GORMLEY, 2009
Installation view, Antiguo Colegio de San Ildefonso, Mexico City, 2009
Photograph by César Flores, Mexico
DISTILLATE II, 2003
Variable mild steel blocks
29.5 x 200 x 58 cm
Installation view, Antiguo Colegio de San Ildefonso, Mexico City, 2009
Photograph by César Flores, Mexico
DOMAIN LXV, 2008
4.76 mm square section stainless steel bar
191 x 59 x 34 cm
Installation view, Antiguo Colegio de San Ildefonso, Mexico City, 2009
Photograph by César Flores, Mexico
COTCH IV, 2008
Variable mild steel blocks
83 x 75 x 72 cm
Installation view, Antiguo Colegio de San Ildefonso, Mexico City, 2009
Photograph by César Flores, Mexico
GRIP II, 2006
Variable stainless steel blocks
90 x 55 x 75 cm
Installation view, Antiguo Colegio de San Ildefonso, Mexico City, 2009
Photograph by César Flores, Mexico
GRIP II, 2006
Variable stainless steel blocks
90 x 55 x 75 cm
Installation view, Antiguo Colegio de San Ildefonso, Mexico City, 2009
Photograph by César Flores, Mexico
FIRMAMENT II, 2008
32 mm square section mild steel tube and 40 mm diameter mild steel spheres
1070 x 1100 x 810 cm
Installation view, Antiguo Colegio de San Ildefonso, Mexico City, 2009
Photograph by César Flores, Mexico
FIRMAMENT II, 2008
32 mm square section mild steel tube and 40 mm diameter mild steel spheres
1070 x 1100 x 810 cm
Installation view, Antiguo Colegio de San Ildefonso, Mexico City, 2009
Photograph by César Flores, Mexico
Firmament Project
San Ildefonso, Mexico City, Mexico
Press Release