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Anish Kapoor
2010/2011 Visual Arts Mentor
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Published in 2010
Anish Kapoor, 55, is one of the most versatile and celebrated visual artists of his generation. His often provocative works are found worldwide in major museums, galleries and iconic outdoor settings.
Born in Bombay (Mumbai), Kapoor has lived in London since the 1970s. Over the years, numerous solo and group exhibitions have showcased his evolving techniques and increasing concern for opposites in his enigmatic sculptural forms.
The winner of the Premio Duemila at the Venice Biennale and the Turner Prize, Kapoor is today best known for his large-scale installations and public commissions. Among them are Marsyas in the Turbine Hall of London’s Tate Modern; Cloud Gate at the Millennium Park, Chicago; Sky Mirror at Rockefeller Center, Manhattan; and Temenos in Britain’s Tees Valley.
A retrospective of Kapoor’s work opened in September 2009 at the Royal Academy in London, and a site-specific sculpture, Anish Kapoor: Memory, is being featured at the New York Guggenheim until March 2010.