Claim: Antony Gormley began his career via an 1981 exhibition at the Whitechapel Art Gallery, with most of the works--and most of his portfolio itself--using the human body as their subject.
Evidence: Gormley's career began with a solo exhibition at the Whitechapel Art Gallery in 1981. Almost all his work takes the human body as its subject, with his own body used in many works as the basis for metal casts.