Quantum Cloud XXXIII

2000

Artist

Antony Gormley, British, 1950-: Born: London, England; Work Locations: London, England

Country

England

Object

sculpture

Medium

Stainless steel

Accession Number

2001.43

Credit Line

Funds from NBT Foundation in honor of Lewis I. Sharp

Antony Gormley, Quantum Cloud XXXIII, 2000. Stainless steel; 128-3/8 x 105 x 60-1/4 in.
Denver Art Museum: Funds from NBT Foundation in honor of Lewis I. Sharp, 2001.43. © Antony Gormley

Dimensions

height: 128 3/8 in, 326.0725 cm; width: 105 in, 266.7000 cm; depth: 60 1/4 in, 153.0350 cm

Department

Modern and Contemporary Art

Collection

Modern and Contemporary Art

Using materials like lead, dirt, and, here, stainless steel rods, British sculptor Antony Gormley makes sculptures of the body (often his own) to investigate the many aspects of the human condition. His Quantum Cloud series departs drastically from earlier male figures cast in lead or modeled from dirt. In Quantum Cloud XXXIII, a near-bodiless arrangement of floating rods explodes into the world around it.

Exhibition History

"Retrospectacle: 25 Years of Collecting Modern and Contemporary Art"--Denver Art Museum, 11/16/2002 - 8/3/2003
"Focus: The Figure"--Denver Art Museum, 8/9/2008 - 2/2011