Anish Kapoor
British-Indian·b. 1954
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Anish Kapoor (born 1954) is a British-Indian sculptor known for large-scale works that play with form, color, and reflection. Born in Mumbai, he moved to London in the early 1970s to study at the Hornsey College of Art and Chelsea School of Art. His early work used raw pigment powder to coat simple biomorphic forms in vivid blues, reds, and yellows.
Kapoor's Cloud Gate (2006), a 110-ton polished steel sculpture in Chicago's Millennium Park (nicknamed "The Bean"), became one of the most photographed public artworks in the world. He won the Turner Prize in 1991 and has created major installations at the Royal Academy, Versailles, and the 2012 London Olympics (the ArcelorMittal Orbit tower).
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About Anish Kapoor
Cloud Gate (2006) in Chicago's Millennium Park is his best-known sculpture. The 110-ton polished stainless steel 'bean' reflects and distorts the city skyline, drawing millions of visitors each year.
Cloud Gate is in Chicago's Millennium Park. The ArcelorMittal Orbit stands in London's Olympic Park. Gallery works appear at Tate Modern, MoMA, and the Guggenheim Bilbao.
Vantablack absorbs 99.965% of light, making surfaces appear completely flat black. In 2016, Kapoor obtained exclusive artistic rights to the material, sparking controversy among other artists who felt it shouldn't be monopolized.
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