Anish Kapoor Granite Sphere

Desiblitz takes a closer look at the 7 best sculptures by anish kapoor.

Anish kapoor granite sphere.

Texts by norman rosenthal ahu antmen halil berktay homi bhaba and anish kapoor published by sakip sabanci museum istanbul 2013 book design by brighten the corners. Kapoor represented britain at the xliv venice biennale in 1990 when he was. Cloud gate 2006 cloud gate is arguably his most distinctive and well known sculpture. Such is the case with anish kapoor s exhibition at houghton hall in norfolk where some of the turner prize winner london based artist s most seminal works spanning the past 40 years are currently on display in and around the hall s historic interiors and beautiful grounds.

Having represented kapoor since 1982 and held seventeen exhibitions of his work across london and milan this will be lisson gallery s first exhibition with kapoor in the united states. The exhibition opened this month and runs until november 2020. Yanis varoufakis and anish kapoor yellow to spanish and pagan gold mix uluru kata tjuta black lives matter. Anish kapoor anish kapoor stone the official website of anish kapoor.

His has held several exhibitions around the world. Born in mumbai kapoor has lived and worked in london since the early 1970s when he moved to study art first at the hornsey college of art and later at the chelsea school of art and design. I ve never encountered an. With its reflective surfaces and boxlike structure of stainless steel non object sphere of kapoor recalls untitled 1964 1972 of robert morris a seminal work of minimalism currently housed at the.

Lisson gallery is pleased to announce an exhibition in new york with anish kapoor one of the most celebrated artists of his generation. To highlight the importance of this occasion rather than drafting the usual press release in house we decided to ask a well known author to write an original piece. Known affectionately as the bean cloud gate boats an impressive size which tourists love to visit and examine. Sir anish kapoor cbe ra born 12 march 1954 is a british indian sculptor specializing in installation art and conceptual art.

Stainless steel 90 1 2 by 49 1 4 by 41 3 8 inches. Anish kapoor non object sphere 1998 2013. Anish kapoor s fourth show at galleria massimo minini previous ones having been held in 1996 1998 and 2004 marks the inauguration of our new exhibition space. What draws so many people to this sculpture is the way it reflects.

Anish kapoor at houghton hall was originally due to open in march 2020 but had to be postponed due to the covid 19 pandemic. Courtesy of the artist and lisson gallery.