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Thousands of Clay Figures Feature in China Exhibition
World | July 22, 2003, Tuesday // 00:00
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British artist Antony Gormley crouches among some of 160,000 clay figures which make up the Asian Field exhibition in the China National Museum in Beijing. Photo by AP
The Asian Field exhibition is expected to open in Beijing July 28 and will display 160,000 clay figures. The preparations are already underway in the China National Museum. The most prominent artist to display his work is Britain's Antony Gormley. A total of 192,000 clay figures were made under Gormley's guidance by over 300 people in China's southern Guangzhou province in January this year.
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