Antony Gormley Nude art
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More than 30 life-size sculptures of a naked male body are to be exhibited across the London skyscape.
Westminster council has followed Lambeth by giving planning consent to the work by Antony Gormley.
The installation, called Event Horizon, is one of the largest-ever urban public art commissions. It will be mounted next month to coincide with the first major London exhibition of Gormley's work, to be held at the Hayward Gallery from 17 May to 19 August.
The figures, based on the sculptor's own body, will be placed in various locations near Waterloo Bridge, including the London Television Centre, the National Theatre and the Shell Centre. All will face the Hayward Centre.
The final sculpture is planned for the United Grand Lodge of England and will be considered by Camden council next week. Letters supporting Gormley, designer of the Angel Of The North, were received from architect Richard Rogers, the National Gallery, National Portrait Gallery, V&A, Royal Academy and the Tate.
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