Visual Story Relaxed Opening

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Antony Gormley Visual Story

Relaxed Opening Monday 4 November 2019 | 9–10am

Visual Story This is the courtyard of Burlington House. This is the entrance we recommend using for our relaxed opening of Antony Gormley.

Antony Gormley will be open to visitors attending the relaxed opening from 9–10am before the exhibition and building open to the public. You can enter Burlington House before 10am by telling a Red Collar or member of our security team that you’re attending the relaxed opening. You will be able to explore this exhibition but the rest of the building will be closed until 10am.

Please only touch artworks with this hand symbol, indicated in this visual story or in the sensory map of Antony Gormley.

Feel free to take photos of all artworks in this exhibition and share your experience using #AntonyGormley

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Antony Gormley, Iron Baby, 1999. Cast iron, 12 × 28 × 17 cm. Private collection. /royalacademy Installation view, ‘Antony Gormley’, Royal Academy of Arts, London, 21 September to 3 December 2019. © the Artist. Photo: /royalacademy © Oak Taylor-Smith

Visual Story This is the entrance to Burlington House Burlington House Courtyard

If these doors are closed, tell a member of staff you are attending the relaxed opening and they will let you in.

Visual Story Iron Baby Burlington House Courtyard

Antony Gormley, Iron Baby, 1999. Cast iron, 12 × 28 × 17 cm. Private collection. © the Artist. Photo: © Stephen White & Co.

Visual Story Useful places Level G

Toilets Cloakroom Lift Stairs

Visual Story People you’ll meet

Red Collars Visitor & Friends Experience team Volunteers Security Ticketing & Cloakroom

Visual Story Burlington House Front Hall Level G

When you arrive, you’ll enter the Burlington House front hall. Volunteers will take your name and give you a sticker so you can enter the exhibition.

They will also have sensory maps, visual stories, Art Detectives and gallery guides to Antony Gormley if you’d like one for your visit.

Visual Story Quieter area Level 1

The Blavatnik Salon and the Council Room will be open during your visit. You can use these spaces if you feel like you need to take a break. These rooms will be available for visitors attending the relaxed opening to use until 10.30am. You enter these rooms from the Tennant Gallery.

The Council Room The Blavatnik Salon

Visual Story The Robert Miller Vestibule Level 1

This is the entrance to Antony Gormley. You don’t need to queue or show a ticket to enter the exhibition before 10am. You can pick up a gallery stool before you enter the exhibition from the left of the door if you think you’ll need seating during your visit.

Visual Story 1 Slabworks Level 1

All galleries in Antony Gormley are lit by natural daylight. The light levels in these spaces vary dependent on the weather and time of day. See our sensory map of the exhibition for more information.

Antony Gormley, Slabworks series, 2019. 90 mm weathering steel slab, dimensions variable. Installation view, ‘Antony Gormley’, Royal Academy of Arts, London, 21st September to 3rd December 2019. © the Artist. Photo: David Parry / © Royal Academy of Arts

Visual Story 2 Early Works Level 1

‘Antony Gormley’, Royal Academy of Arts, London, 21st September to 3rd December 2019 © the Artist. Photo: David Parry / © Royal Academy of Arts

Visual Story 3 Clearing VII Level 1

There is a wheelchair accessible path around the left side of Clearing VII. You can gently touch this sculpture as you walk around it. Be careful when you touch the aluminum tube as it has sharp edges and may transfer colour onto clothing.

Antony Gormley, Clearing VII, 2019. Approximately 8 km of 12.7 mm square section 16 swg aluminium tube, dimensions variable. Installation view, ‘Antony Gormley’, Royal Academy of Arts, London, 21st September to 3rd December 2019 © the Artist. Photo: © Oak Taylor-Smith

Visual Story 4 Subject II Level 1

Antony Gormley, Subject II, 2019. 10 mm square section mild steel bar, 189 x 51.5 x 37.5 cm. Installation view, ‘Antony Gormley’, Royal Academy of Arts, London, 21st September to 3rd December 2019. © the Artist. Photo: David Parry / © Royal Academy of Arts

Visual Story 5 Matrix III Level 1

Antony Gormley, Matrix III, 2019. Approximately 6 tonnes of 6 mm mild steel reinforcing mesh, 7.1 x 9.3 x 15.15 m. Installation view, ‘Antony Gormley’, Royal Academy of Arts, London, 21st September to 3rd December 2019 © the Artist. Photo: © Oak Taylor-Smith

Visual Story 6 Co-ordinate VI Level 1

Antony Gormley, Co-ordinate VI, 2019. 5 mm square section mild steel bar, two horizontal and one vertical line, dimensions variable. Installation view, ‘Antony Gormley’, Royal Academy of Arts, London, 21st September to 3rd December 2019 © the Artist. Photo: © Oak Taylor-Smith

Visual Story 7 Drawings I Level 1

Visual Story 8 Lost Horizon I Level 1

Antony Gormley, Lost Horizon I, 2008. 24 cast iron bodyforms, each 189 x 53 x 29 cm. Installation view, ‘Antony Gormley’, Royal Academy of Arts, London, 21st September to 3rd December 2019. PinchukArtCentre, Kiev, Ukraine © the Artist. Photo: © Oak Taylor-Smith

Visual Story 9 Body and Fruit Level 1

Antony Gormley, Body and Fruit, 1991/93. Cast iron and air, 233 × 265 × 226 cm (Body), 110.7 × 129.5 × 122.5 cm (Fruit). Installation view, ‘Antony Gormley’, Royal Academy of Arts, London, 21st September to 3rd December 2019 © the Artist. Photo: David Parry / © Royal Academy of Arts

Visual Story 10 Concrete Works Level 1

‘Antony Gormley’, Royal Academy of Arts, London, 21st September to 3rd December 2019 © the Artist. Photo: © Oak Taylor- Smith

Visual Story 11 Cave Level 1

This is the entrance to Cave. You can touch and explore the inside of this sculpture. Cave is accessible to most wheelchairs.

Antony Gormley, Cave, 2019. Approximately 27 tonnes of weathering steel, 14.11 x 11.37 x 7.34 m. Installation view, ‘Antony Gormley’, Royal Academy of Arts, London, 21st September to 3rd December 2019 © the Artist. Photo: David Parry / © Royal Academy of Arts

Visual Story 11 Cave Level 1

This is the inside of Cave. It is very dark and there are sharp edges inside the sculpture. You may have to duck as you walk through it. Hard hats are available to borrow at the entrance of the sculpture.

Visual Story 11 Cave Level 1

This is the outside of Cave. If you aren’t comfortable going inside, you can go around the left side of the sculpture. You can touch this sculpture, but please do not climb it for your own safety.

Visual Story 12 Drawings II Level 1

‘Antony Gormley’, Royal Academy of Arts, London, 21st September to 3rd December 2019 © the Artist. Photo: © Oak Taylor- Smith

Visual Story 13 Host Level 1

This is the view of Host from Drawings II. There is a concrete platform in the doorway of Host. Please do not stand on this platform or touch the water for your own safety.

Antony Gormley, Host, 2019. Buckinghamshire clay (51° 44’ 52.5” N 0° 38’ 42.6” W) and Atlantic seawater, dimensions variable. Installation view, ‘Antony Gormley’, Royal Academy of Arts, London, 21st September to 3rd December 2019. © the Artist. Photo: © Oak Taylor-Smith

Visual Story Exiting Antony Gormley Level 1

This is the exit of Antony Gormley.

Visual Story The RA shop Level 1

The exhibition exit is through the RA shop. The shop will not be open until 10am but you may see members of staff preparing for opening during your visit.

Visual Story Fire exits

If you hear a sharp, loud beeping noise during your visit, this is a fire alarm. Listen to staff and exit the building by following the fire exit signs.

Visual Story When the relaxed opening ends

At 10am, the RA will open to the public. The galleries and building may become busier and louder. You are welcome to stay in the exhibition after 10am or go back in after taking a break. Show the member of staff outside the entrance to the exhibition your sticker to re-enter the Main Galleries.

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