damien hirst statue proposed as angel of the west in ilfracombe
‘verity’ by damien hirst has been proposed for installation along the coast of ilfracombe, england
damien hirst statue proposed as angel of the west in ilfracombe

the towering statue ‘verity’ has just been revealed by british artist damien hirst, alongside his proposal that the sculpture
be installed as an ‘angel of the west’ in the town of ilfracombe along the devon coast of southwest england.

with an internal frame of stainless steel, the bronze-finished figure is of a pregnant women standing atop a plinth of books,
holding a glass-fiber sword above her head with her left hand and a set of scales behind her back as she gazes out seaward.
the work, called in the ilfracombe application ‘a monumental modern allegory of truth and justice’, is thought to be the most recent
piece in hirst’s ‘virgin mother’ series.

at 20.25 meters (66 feet, four inches) in height, ‘verity’ stands ten inches taller than antony gormley’s ‘angel of the north’, erected in 1998
in gateshead, northeast england. hirst has promised town councilmen that they can have ‘verity’– which currently exists in three sections–
on a loan of 20 years if they grant him the necessary planning permission. already drawing controversy because of the high teen pregnancy
rate in ilfracombe, the statue would be placed along the edge of the harbor and bordered by a parking lot, about 100 yards away from damien
hirst’s local restaurant 11 the quay.

ilfracombe officials are expected to make a decision about the sculpture in september, and ‘verity’ could be installed by the end of the year.

damien hirst statue proposed as angel of the west in ilfracombe
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damien hirst statue proposed as angel of the west in ilfracombe
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