Anish Kapoor Granite

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.

Anish kapoor granite.

Sir anish kapoor cbe ra born 12 march 1954 is a british indian sculptor specializing in installation art and conceptual art. Positioned just in front of the house in a play on the symmetrical design of its classical façade is rectangle within a rectangle 2018 an upstanding rectangle of sculpted granite with a rough exterior and highly polished rectangular shaped hole within. Rectangle within a rectangle. Large scale public projects include cloud gate 2004 in millennium park chicago usa and orbit 2012 in the queen elizabeth olympic park london uk and ark nova 2013 the world s first inflatable concert hall in japan.

Famous for his use of abstract biomorphic forms and his penchant for rich colours and polished surfaces he was the first living artist to be given a solo show at the royal academy of arts in london. We only use cookies to track visits and improve our website. Anish kapoor at houghton hall was originally due to open in march 2020 but had to be postponed due to the covid 19 pandemic. 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.

Anish kapoor at houghton hall photo by sky sharrock. The exhibition opened this month and runs until november 2020. Tuesday 14 may 6 8pm. Kapoor represented britain at the xliv venice biennale in 1990 when he was.

Granite 202 517 62 cm the official website of anish kapoor. Anish kapoor anish kapoor stone the official website of anish kapoor. At houghton hall a historic country residence located near the coastal area of the norfolk county england the works of the famous british sculptor anish kapoor are on display following other exhibitions already presented by the houghton arts foundation such as those dedicated to james turrell 2015 richard long 2017 damien hirst 2018 and henry moore 2019. 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.

Anish kapoor was awarded a cbe in 2003 and a knighthood in 2013 for services to visual arts. Biography sir anish kapoor cbe ra is a british indian sculptor born in bombay in march 12 1954.