Anish Kapoor
26 Sep - 11 Dec 2009
Anish Kapoor RA,
As if to Celebrate I Discovered a Mountain Blooming with Red Flowers, 1981.
Wood, cement, polystyrene and pigment. 97 x 76.2 x 160 cm. Tate. Installed at the Royal Academy of Arts, London, 2009. Photo: Dave Morgan.
As if to Celebrate I Discovered a Mountain Blooming with Red Flowers, 1981.
Wood, cement, polystyrene and pigment. 97 x 76.2 x 160 cm. Tate. Installed at the Royal Academy of Arts, London, 2009. Photo: Dave Morgan.
Anish Kapoor RA,
Greyman Cries, Shaman Dies, Billowing Smoke, Beauty Evoked
Cement. Dimensions variable. Collection of the artist. Installed at the Royal Academy of Arts, London, 2009. Photo: John Bodkin.
Greyman Cries, Shaman Dies, Billowing Smoke, Beauty Evoked
Cement. Dimensions variable. Collection of the artist. Installed at the Royal Academy of Arts, London, 2009. Photo: John Bodkin.
Anish Kapoor RA,
Hive, 2009.
Corten steel. 560 x 1,007 x 755 cm
Courtesy of the artist, Lisson Gallery, London, and Gladstone Gallery, New York. installed at the Royal Academy of Arts, London, 2009. Photo: Dave Morgan.
Hive, 2009.
Corten steel. 560 x 1,007 x 755 cm
Courtesy of the artist, Lisson Gallery, London, and Gladstone Gallery, New York. installed at the Royal Academy of Arts, London, 2009. Photo: Dave Morgan.
Anish Kapoor RA,
Shooting into the Corner, 2008 - 09.
Mixed video. Dimensions variable. MAK, Vienna, Austrian Museum of Applied Arts/Contemporary Art. Installed at the Royal Academy of Arts, London, 2009. Photography: Dave Morgan.
Shooting into the Corner, 2008 - 09.
Mixed video. Dimensions variable. MAK, Vienna, Austrian Museum of Applied Arts/Contemporary Art. Installed at the Royal Academy of Arts, London, 2009. Photography: Dave Morgan.
Anish Kapoor RA,
Yellow, 1999.
Fibreglass and pigment. 600 x 600 x 300 cm. Courtesy of the artist and Lisson Gallery, London. Installed at the Royal Academy of Arts, London, 2009. Photo: Dave Morgan.
Yellow, 1999.
Fibreglass and pigment. 600 x 600 x 300 cm. Courtesy of the artist and Lisson Gallery, London. Installed at the Royal Academy of Arts, London, 2009. Photo: Dave Morgan.
Installation view of Gallery III, 'Anish Kapoor' at the Royal Academy of Arts, 2008
ANISH KAPOOR
26 September — 11 December 2009
A major solo exhibition of the work of the internationally acclaimed artist Anish Kapoor, winner of the 1991 Turner Prize and one of the most influential and pioneering sculptors of his generation.
The exhibition surveys Kapoor’s career to date showcasing a number of new and previously unseen works, including a select group of Kapoor’s early pigment sculptures, beguiling mirror-polished stainless-steel sculptures and cement sculptures on display for the first time.
The exhibition also includes highlights such as the monumental work Svayambh, the title of which comes from a Sanskrit word meaning ‘self-generated’. Emblematic of Kapoor’s interest in works of sculpture that actively participate in their own creation, Svayambh moves slowly through the galleries across the entire breadth of Burlington House.
Another major exhibit is Shooting into the Corner, a work of extraordinary complexity and drama that builds up against the walls and floor of the gallery.
Tall tree and the eye, a major new sculpture, is on display in the Annenberg Courtyard. Infinitely repeating and reflecting its surroundings, like much of Kapoor’s work, this object both disorientates and distorts, challenging our traditional notion of form and space.
26 September — 11 December 2009
A major solo exhibition of the work of the internationally acclaimed artist Anish Kapoor, winner of the 1991 Turner Prize and one of the most influential and pioneering sculptors of his generation.
The exhibition surveys Kapoor’s career to date showcasing a number of new and previously unseen works, including a select group of Kapoor’s early pigment sculptures, beguiling mirror-polished stainless-steel sculptures and cement sculptures on display for the first time.
The exhibition also includes highlights such as the monumental work Svayambh, the title of which comes from a Sanskrit word meaning ‘self-generated’. Emblematic of Kapoor’s interest in works of sculpture that actively participate in their own creation, Svayambh moves slowly through the galleries across the entire breadth of Burlington House.
Another major exhibit is Shooting into the Corner, a work of extraordinary complexity and drama that builds up against the walls and floor of the gallery.
Tall tree and the eye, a major new sculpture, is on display in the Annenberg Courtyard. Infinitely repeating and reflecting its surroundings, like much of Kapoor’s work, this object both disorientates and distorts, challenging our traditional notion of form and space.