Sculptor named a DLWP patron

CELEBRATED sculptor Antony Gormley has become honorary patron of the De La Warr Pavilion as part of its 75th anniversary celebrations.

This follows response to the artist’s Critical Mass exhibition last year, which was the first major art project to be installed on the roof of the building.

Critical Mass comprises 60 life-sized man-shaped iron casts in various positions, based on the sculptor himself.

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The acclaimed exhibition from May-September attracted more than 50,000 viewers.

Antony Gormley described the DLWP as “stimulating and dynamic”.

He said: “It was a great privilege and pleasure for me to work with this extraordinary example of European modernism placed in an English seaside town.

“The spaces that the whole building offers including the rooftop are exceptional.”

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He added: “I am delighted to accept the position of honorary patron of the De La Warr Pavilion under its creative team and directorship of Alan Haydon that has made Bexhill-on-Sea an important destination for anyone interested in contemporary culture.”

Alan Haydon said the artist’s support and generosity made an “outstanding contribution.”

Gormley is most famous for designing the Angel of the North sculpture, near Tyneside, which was finished in 1998.

PICTURED: One of the steel casts is winched off the DLWP roof when the exhibition came to an end last year