This online exhibition guide is divided into twelve different sections that are arranged chronologically: Room 1  Early work: 1950s Room 2  A new reality for sculpture: 1960–1961 Room 3  Exploring space: 1961–1963 Room 4  Lines and planes: 1965–1967 Room 5  Table Sculpture: 1966–1969 Room 6  Reality and illusion: 1969–1970 Room 7  Complexity and simplicity: 1971–1977 Room 8  Table Sculpture in mixed media: 1973–1997 Room 9  Architecture and imagination: 1986–1991 Room 10  The Last Judgment: 1995–1999 Room 11  Night Movements: 1987–1990 Room 12  Millbank Steps: 2004

Anthony Caro in his Camden studio, 1989 Photographed by John Riddy. © The artist, Barford Sculptures Ltd.

In a striking departure from tradition, he rejected the creation of solid form for an engagement with space and the open arrangement of shapes. Breaking with the principle of displaying sculpture on a pedestal, he situated his art in the real world. No longer confined on a plinth, as if occupying an imaginary space, Caro's work stood directly on the ground. These developments overturned ideas about the subject, materials and appearance of sculpture. The effects of that revolution continue to resonate.