Anish Kapoor b. 1954
Kapoor is internationally recognized as one of the most important artists of our time. Working across varying scales with disparate materials, such as mirror, stone, wax and PVC, Kapoor often transforms the exhibition site into an entirely different space, thus challenging the viewer’s perception. His sculptures and installations explore geometric and biomorphic shapes through feats of engineering, evoking the primordial and the spiritual.
Kapoor has held solo exhibitions at major international institutions, including ARKEN Museum of Modern Art, Ishøj (2024); Fondazione Palazzo Strozzi, Florence (2023); Gallerie dell’ Accademia (2022); Pinakothek der Moderne, Munich (2019); Forbidden City, Pekin (2019); Chateau de Versailles, Paris (2015); Grand Palais, Paris (2011); Royal Academy of Arts, London (2009) among many others. He has realized numerous site-specific projects, such as Descension, Brooklyn Bridge Park, New York (2017); Sky Mirror, Rockefeller Center, New York (2006); Cloud Gate, Millennium Park, Chicago (2004) among many others. Kapoor represented the British Pavilion at the 44th Venice Biennale (1990) and won the Premio Duemila. He has received major awards and accolades, including the Turner Prize (1991); the Genesis Prize Laureate (2017); and a knighthood for his contribution to the art and culture (2013).