"Kent County Council recognizes the cultural significance of Two Stones and Gormley's connection to Maidstone, therefore the decision to sell the work back to the artist was taken carefully as part of KCC's ongoing work to manage the significant financial pressures facing Kent."
"The work was commissioned in 1979 by Kent County Council and Arts Council England while Gormley was teaching at Maidstone College of Art, marking his first public commission."
"According to the ArtUK database, Two Stones comprises an eight-ton granite boulder from Scotland along with a replica made of bronze and concrete, and it was relocated to the Kent History and Library Centre in 2013."
Kent County Council has sold Antony Gormley's early work, Two Stones, back to the artist due to financial pressures. The piece was removed from its public site outside the Kent History and Library Centre. The council acknowledged the cultural importance of the work but stated that the sale was necessary to manage a significant budget deficit. Gormley created Two Stones in 1979, marking his first public commission. The artwork was valued at £859,000 in recent accounts, and its removal has raised concerns among local leaders.
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