Antony Gormley’s ‘phallic’ statue may damage our reputation, say students

Imperial College Union motion says students should have been consulted on work, due to obvious' erect penis interpretation

University students at Imperial College London are battling to prevent the installation of new sculpture by Antony Gormley over concerns that the work is phallic".

Alert, a six-metre-high stack of cantilevered steel blocks meant to resemble a squatting human figure, is scheduled to be installed in the university's newly built Dangoor Plaza in South Kensington this summer.