Anish Kapoor, one of the most influential artists of our time, returns to the Hayward Gallery, where he presented his first major British retrospective almost 30 years ago.
Sir Anish Kapoor is one of the world's most influential contemporary sculptors. Born in Mumbai, India, in 1954, he has lived in London since the 1970s. He is known for monumental sculptures in public spaces and for his intense exploration of space, geometry, and perception.
Kapoor's exhibition fills the entire gallery building with a series of immersive works, many of which are affixed to walls and floors or suspended from the ceiling, creating an uncanny sense of awe and wonder.
The exhibition features works from Kapoor's best-known series: flawless steel mirror sculptures that distort, warp, and disorient; mysterious objects coated with Vantablack—the blackest known substance in the world—that astonish us with their extraordinary light-absorbing properties; and seemingly bottomless abysses that open up in the gallery, captivating us with a thrilling sense of vertigo.
The exhibition also features striking recent works: visceral paintings and sculptures that confront us with the fragility of human existence.
In addition, the artist presents several new works that seem to turn the world upside down, including two monumental installations in his signature red.
Over the course of his decades-long career, Kapoor has become known worldwide for ambitious, large-scale works such as the breathtaking "Sky Mirror" and Chicago's "Cloud Gate" (known as "The Bean").
As part of the 75th-anniversary celebrations, Ralph Rugoff presents his final exhibition as director of the Hayward Gallery after 20 years in the role. What a finale.
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