Great Britain
* March 8, 1924 New Malden (GB)
† October 23, 2013 London (GB)
Anthony Caro worked as Henry Moore’s assistant from 1951 to 1953 and is considered the most important British sculptor of the 20th century after him. Meeting the large-scale steel sculptures of the American David Smith was groundbreaking for his work. After a visit to the USA, Caro began to construct innovative sculptures by welding or screwing together steel beams, steel plates and bars. Although he is best known for his metal works, he also integrated wood into his pieces.
Caro’s sculptures are usually self-supporting and stand directly on the ground. This invites the viewer to approach the object from all sides and see it from different angles. Together with Frank Gehry, he built a wooden village in New York in 1987. With Norman Foster and engineer Chris Wise, he designed London’s Millennium Footbridge, which spans the Thames between St. Paul’s Cathedral and the Tate Modern.
