Anthony Gormley to Receive Honorary Fellowship
Sculptor Anthony Gormley is to receive an honorary fellowship from Liverpool John Moores University in recognition of his outstanding contribution to the arts.
In an article today by Deborah James of the Daily Post on the icLiverpool website, Gormley is quoted as saying, “I have been delighted by the response of the local people to the installation of Another Place at Crosby Sands, and am very pleased to accept a degree from the Liverpool John Moores University at such a lively time in the life of the city.”
Gormley, famous for his Angel of the North sculpture in Gateshead, did the “Another Place” piece in Sefton which consists of 100 cast iron men looking out to sea from Crosby beach.
Read about it here
Another Place pictures here
Gormley sculpture here