Curation
Exhibited within the Main Galleries of the Royal Academy, the Antony Gormley exhibition (21 September — 3 December 2019) is curated by Martin Caiger-Smith with Sarah Lea, Curator at the Royal Academy of Arts. Featuring numerous works such as Body and Fruit (1991/93) and Lost Horizon I (2008), in addition to recent works such as Clearing VII (2019) and Matrix III (2019) amongst numerous further works, the installations have undergone reconfiguration to accommodate the architecture of the gallery space. Alongside the larger works, sketchbooks and drawings by the artist were also presented.
With regards to curation, the works by Gormley were created or adapted as to accommodate the space – the larger works utilised the entirety of the individual rooms of the Main Galleries as to achieve a fully immersive experience for the viewer. Entire rooms would accommodate either a single large-scale work or multiple smaller works and sketchbooks. Therefore, curation of the exhibition was evidently a major aspect in terms of producing the larger works in accordance with the gallery space.
Granger, T. (2019) Antony Gormley – Royal Academy.
The curation of the exhibition was engaging and successful due to the diversity of works presented, ranging from large scale works such as Matrix III (2019) to smaller drawings and sketchbooks, the latter being exhibited in display tables with larger drawings framed and leant against the adjacent wall. The considered presentation of works enabled a retrospective to be positioned with adequate space using a range of installation and exhibition methods.
Toby Granger 