Antony Gormley - Geestgrond anchors a dense exhibition summer
Published on 08/27/2026 at 16:08 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS
Antony Gormley has built a summer program that maps his sculpture across several European institutions. His large solo exhibition Geestgrond runs at KMSKA in Antwerp alongside projects at Galleria Continua, the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition and outdoor installations, as his own studio overview shows.
Summer exhibitions across Europe
The Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp (KMSKA) lists Antony Gormley. Geestgrond as running from May 23 to September 20, 2026, positioning the British sculptor within the museum’s flagship program for the season. KMSKA’s exhibition overview details the dates and confirms the show among its key current presentations.
On his own website, Gormley’s team also highlights Geestgrond at KMSKA, alongside the solo exhibition What Holds Us at Galleria Continua in San Gimignano, on view from May 9 to September 13, 2026, underlining how his work occupies both a major museum and a historic gallery space this year. The studio’s news section groups these shows as part of a tightly sequenced exhibition calendar.
Royal Academy and outdoor projects
According to the Royal Academy’s long-running Summer Exhibition, Gormley is listed in the 2026 edition in London, which runs from June 16 to August 23 and focuses on the theme of interconnectedness, with White Cube noting his participation alongside Michael Armitage, Tracey Emin and Anselm Kiefer in a multi-artist presentation. White Cube’s exhibition note emphasizes the breadth of practices gathered in this year’s show.
Gormley’s official news feed further records his inclusion in White Cube at Claydon House in Buckinghamshire from June 6 to September 14, 2026, and the permanent installation of Domain CIII at The Yard Theatre in August 2026, extending his presence into country-house contexts and a London theater environment beyond classic museum galleries.
All news and background on Antony Gormley
For more coverage of Antony Gormley’s exhibitions, commissions and institutional projects, our archive brings together recent reports from Antwerp to San Gimignano.
The work core in Antwerp and San Gimignano
At KMSKA, Geestgrond has been described in accompanying materials and gallery commentary as Gormley’s largest solo exhibition in continental Europe, bringing early works from his Slade School days into dialogue with new Domain sculptures developed specifically for the Antwerp context, creating a cross-decade reading of his practice.
Where the artist stands now
Antony Gormley’s current season is defined by concurrent institutional exhibitions in Antwerp, San Gimignano and London, positioning his sculpture and drawing across museum, gallery and public contexts in Europe during mid-2026.
Antony Gormley at a glance
- Artist: Antony Gormley
- Medium / Genre: Sculpture and installation (body-based)
- Born: 1950, London, United Kingdom
- Place(s) of practice: Studio in London
- Active since: Late 1970s, with early exhibitions in the 1980s
- Key work groups: Angel of the North, Another Place, Domain sculptures, Field installations
- Current/last exhibition: Antony Gormley. Geestgrond, KMSKA - Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp, May 23–September 20, 2026
- Major collections: Tate (London), MoMA (New York), Centre Pompidou (Paris), National Galleries of Scotland (Edinburgh)
- Awards: Turner Prize (1994), South Bank Prize for Visual Art (1999), Praemium Imperiale for Sculpture (2013)
- Next date: Antony Gormley. Geestgrond at KMSKA and What Holds Us at Galleria Continua remain on view through September 2026
Frequently asked questions about Antony Gormley
Where can I see Antony Gormley’s work in summer 2026?
In summer 2026, Antony Gormley’s work is prominently on view at KMSKA in Antwerp in the exhibition Geestgrond, at Galleria Continua in San Gimignano in What Holds Us, and in the Royal Academy’s Summer Exhibition in London.
What is special about Antony Gormley’s exhibition Geestgrond at KMSKA?
Geestgrond at KMSKA combines early works from Gormley’s student years with recent Domain sculptures made for Antwerp, presenting a broad survey of his engagement with the human body as structure and landscape.
How does Antony Gormley’s show at Galleria Continua relate to his museum projects?
What Holds Us at Galleria Continua uses the former cinema theater in San Gimignano as a spatial device, extending Gormley’s interest in bodies as architectures and complementing the institutional framing of Geestgrond at KMSKA.
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