Antony Gormley | Museum SAN 10 International Exhibitions Worth Traveling to See

By Paul Laster

Antony Gormley | Museum SAN, Wonju, South Korea

Antony Gormley, who won the Turner Prize in 1994, is highly regarded for his sculptures, installations, and public artworks that examine the connection between the human body and space. By thoughtfully engaging with his own physical presence, Gormley views art as a space where new behaviors, thoughts, and feelings can emerge. His work explores what it’s like to be in the world and expresses the experience of being alive. Since the 1960s, the London-based artist has expanded the possibilities of sculpture, investigating fundamental questions about humanity’s role in nature and the universe.

“Ground,” a dynamic collaboration between architect Tadao Ando and the artist, is an underground installation located beneath the museum’s flower garden, exploring the connection between nature and the human experience. Housing seven of Gormley’s Blockworks sculptures in a large, round chamber and its surrounding landscape, the permanent installation combines natural elements such as sunlight, wind, and distant sounds with architecture and sculpture to create a vibrant, immersive environment. The temporary exhibition “Drawing on Space” showcases 48 sculptures and works on paper, including large aluminum cables that form twisting abstract rings filling a vast gallery, and another expansive space filled with transparent figures made from connected steel bubbles, which explore the fleeting nature of human bodies, along with studies on light, mass, and interiority.