LONDON - "Another Place" can stay put. Local authorities voted Wednesday to allow Antony Gormley's installation "Another Place" - made up of 100 cast-iron sculptures of naked men - to remain on a beach in northwest England.
The identical figures, which gaze out to sea along a 2-mile stretch of sand, were cast from molds of Gormley's own body.
Since they were installed in 2005 on Crosby Beach, near Liverpool, the installation has been a hit with residents and visitors, who flock to the beach to be photographed with the 6-foot figures.
Last year, local authorities at Sefton Council refused to extend the artwork's temporary permission. Coast guards had said the statues could lure people into soft sand and mud, environmentalists were concerned the extra visitors posed a hazard to birds and some locals were offended by the nudity.
Sefton Council's planning department granted a reprieve Wednesday after Another Place Ltd., which runs the exhibition, agreed to remove 16 sculptures from the most contentious areas and to reduce the size of the site.
Gormley - who also created the giant "Angel of the North" statue near Gateshead in northeast England - said he was "absolutely delighted" with the decision.
"So many people in the area and outside have given their support and shared with me the sense of achievement in creating 'Another Place' in this extraordinary setting," he said.
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