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Radio 4,10 May 1998,45 mins

Antony Gormley

Desert Island Discs

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"Sue Lawley's castaway this week is the sculptor Antony Gormley. His Angel of the North towers over the A1 just outside Gateshead. Elsewhere, his figures stand buried in sand at the mouth of an estuary, or hang from the ceiling of an American jailhouse. In 1994 he won the Turner Prize for his works called Field - thousands of small clay creatures, crafted by people from around the world. Another sculpture, Bed, he created from a mattress made from thousands of slices of bread - and then ATE his own body shape over several weeks. [Taken from the original programme material for this archive edition of Desert Island Discs] Favourite track: Raga Jaijaiwanti by Hariprasad Chaurasia and Dilshad Khan Book: Principle of Hope by Ernst Bloch Luxury: Snorkel and mask

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  1. Track
    Artist
  2. 1.
    Happiness Is A Warm Gun
    Happiness Is A Warm Gun
    The Beatles
  3. 2.
    Raga Jaijaiwanti
    Raga Jaijaiwanti
    Hariprasad Chaurasia and Dilshad Khan
  4. 3.
    Walk On The Wild Side
    Walk On The Wild Side
    Lou Reed