Tony Cragg, 1985

Tony Cragg's Sermon was included in his solo exhibition at Lisson Gallery in 1985. Opening his inaugural exhibition in 1979, for the past four decades, Cragg has shown a vast array of sculptural works in diverse forms and mediums. 

"I first saw Tony Cragg’s work in a student group show at Brunel University in 1974 and his sculptures stood out, so I called the number on the press release the next day and explained who I was. “I wondered when you were going to call,” he replied. It turned out that Tony had already been a regular visitor to Lisson Gallery, but had never introduced himself. It was much the same story with the other British sculptors – Bill Woodrow, Richard Deacon, Anish Kapoor, Shirazeh Houshiary, Richard Wentworth and Julian Opie", wrote Nicholas Logsdail reminiscing about his first introduction to Tony Cragg.