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8th January 2020
Categories: Visitor News
To mark the 400th anniversary of the Mayflower and the opening of The Box in Plymouth, world famous sculptor, Sir Antony Gormley has been commissioned to create a waterfront sculpture.
The team at the £40 million The Box cultural centre, gallery and museum, which is due to open this year, has commissioned Sir Antony, responsible for the world famous Angel of the North to create a new sculpture for Plymouth Hoe. Named LOOK II, the cast iron sculpture which will weigh 2,700kg will be installed on the pier in May.
It is said that the sculpture will comprise of 22 individual iron blocks that have been cast as one single element to create a twice life size figure. The sculpture will then be placed at the site where Sir Francis Chichester landed with his boat, Gipsy Moth, in 1967, after he became the first person to circumnavigate the globe by the clipper route.
Speaking to reporters, Sir Antony said: “I am delighted by the site and honoured that this work has been commissioned by Plymouth to look out over the sea that has played such an important part in forming the outward-looking character of these islands.”
The idea behind placing the sculpture on the other side of the city centre aims to link Plymouth Sound with the Box complex and provide a source of inspiration for visitors and residents alike. The Box has also commissioned leading Portuguese installation artist, Leonor Antunes to create a fused glass design for the east window of St Luke’s Church which will be installed in February.
These two artists are the first names to be revealed from the Box’s ambitious contemporary art programme for its inaugural year in 2020. Both artists will create works as part of the museum’s opening exhibitions that will stay in the Box’s permanent collection and provide legacy by becoming part of the city.
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