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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Senay Boztas and Vanessa Thorpe

Antony Gormley to become German citizen due to ‘tragedy’ of Brexit

Antony Gormley posing with his arms folded, leaning on a large pale table with artworks in view in the background
Sir Antony Gormley revealed that he should be receiving a German passport next month. Photograph: Manuel Vázquez/The Guardian

The acclaimed British sculptor Antony Gormley is to become a German citizen because of the “tragedy” of Brexit.

Speaking at a major retrospective of his work at the Museum Voorlinden near The Hague, Gormley, who is half-German, said his strong feelings about Britain’s departure from Europe had prompted him to apply for German nationality.

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