Anish Kapoor's Duality: Minimalism and Visceral Art in Five Works
Anish Kapoor, a prominent artist born in Mumbai in 1954, is the son of an Iraqi Jewish mother and a Punjabi Hindu father. He relocated to the UK in the 1970s, pursuing his studies at Hornsey College of Art and later at Chelsea School of Art and Design. His significant breakthrough came in 1978 during the New Sculpture exhibition at the Hayward Gallery. Kapoor represented Britain at the Venice Biennale in 1990 and secured the Turner Prize in 1991. Among his acclaimed artworks are the Cloud Gate in Chicago and Marsyas at Tate Modern, which embody his cultural heritage.
Key facts
- Anish Kapoor was born in Mumbai in 1954.
- He studied at Hornsey College of Art (1973–77) and Chelsea School of Art and Design (1977–78).
- His career began with the 1978 New Sculpture exhibition at Hayward Gallery London.
- He represented Great Britain at the Venice Biennale in 1990.
- He won the Turner Prize in 1991.
- In 2009, he became the first living artist to have a solo exhibition at the Royal Academy of Arts.
- Cloud Gate (2006) in Millennium Park, Chicago, welds 168 stainless steel plates.
- Shooting into the Corner (2008–2009) uses a cannon firing 11 kg of red wax pellets.
- Marsyas (2002) at Tate Modern used steel rings and PVC membranes.
- Ascension (2011) at San Giorgio Maggiore, Venice, uses a smoke column.
Entities
Artists
Institutions
- Hornsey College of Art
- Chelsea School of Art and Design
- Hayward Gallery London
- Venice Biennale
- Turner Prize
- Royal Academy of Arts
- Tate Modern
- Millennium Park
- San Giorgio Maggiore
Locations
- Mumbai
- India
- Dehradun
- Israel
- UK
- London
- Chicago
- Florence
- Venice
- Italy