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Portrait of Antony Gormley. Photo by John O'Rourke
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Antony Gormley: ‘AI is the threat of theft on a massive scale’ The sculptor reflects on ChatGPT, confrontational art and his deep connection to the land

23 August 2025

By En Liang Khong

“A sculpture is a thing that doesn’t play by the rules of a world full of things because it doesn’t have an obvious function,” he says. “You are encouraged to walk around it, to look at it, and to realise it is a place in which you can ground your thoughts and feelings.”

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