Statuephilia
Contemporary sculptors at the British Museum.
4 October 2008 – 25 January 2009. Admission free.
Marc Quinn remembers his visit to the Tutankhamun exhibition at the British Museum. He shares his delight in coming back to exhibit a work inspired by that experience and the surrounding ancient Greek sculpture. Curator Peter Higgs draws parallels with ideal female nudes created in 4th-century BC Greece.
Produced by ZCZ Films
Inspired by the Museum's collection
Nereid Monument
Nereids (daughters of the sea-deities Nereus and Dorix) were popular figures in Greek literature.
Case for an Angel I, Antony Gormley
Gormley on the British Museum as the foundation of sculpture.
Cornucopia, Damien Hirst
Hirst on the symbolism of the skull and its relevance across cultures.
Mask II, Ron Mueck
On Mueck's large scale sculpture, displayed next to the Easter Island statue.
Dark Stuff, Noble and Webster
Noble and Webster's twist on the mummification of animals.
Siren, Marc Quinn
Marc Quinn reveals his latest piece, inspired by ancient Greek sculpture.
