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Sir Anish Kapoor (1954 - present)
Sir Anish Kapoor (1954 - present)
Born Anish Mikhail Kapoor on March 12, 1954, in Mumbai, India. His mother was Iraqi-Jewish and his father was Indian Punjabi Hindu. He has lived in India, Israel, and England, living in London since the 1970s.
After living on a kibbutz in Israel, Kapoor realized that he wanted to be an artist. He attended the Hornsey College of Art and the Chelsea School of Art and Design in England.
Is known for creating sculptures with reflective materials that distort the image that the viewer sees. His sculptures are often large in scale and can be found throughout the world.
In 2003, he became a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE), received India's third highest civilian honor the Padma Bushan in 2012, and was Knighted by Queen Elizabeth in 2013, earning him the title Sir.
In 2004, Cloud Gate was installed and revealed to the public in Millenium Park in Chicago, IL. It was officially dedicated in 2006, and has since become a popular attraction for people and photographers. Nicknamed "The Bean" the sculpture stands 33 feet tall, is 42 feet wide, and 66 feet long. It cost $23 million dollars to make, weighs over 110 tons, and has a 12 foot arch which you can walk through and stand under. It is made of 168 plates of stainless steel that were welded together to create a seamless shape and reflective surface. Fun fact - Cloud Gate is only washed twice a year, and it takes 40 gallons of detergent to scrub the surface clean! In 2017, Anish Kapoor visited his sculpture for the first time since 2006, and was thrilled at how it has been received by the public.
There are a few sculptures by Kapoor closer to home that you can visit. Halo (2006) is on view at the Peabody Essex Museum in Salem, MA. The Museum of Fine arts owns Shu-Red (2007), but it is currently not on view. Non-Object (Plane), (2010) is on view at MIT. Kapoor's most recent sculpture was revealed in February 2023 in NYC. It is at the base of a new building in the Tribeca neighborhood in Manhattan, and has a similar look to Cloud Gate.
What do you notice? ✏️ What do you wonder? ✏️ What do you like or dislike?
What do you notice? ✏️ What do you wonder? ✏️ What do you like or dislike?
Artist of the Week 2.0 Anish Kapoor.pdfKapoor Worksheet
Kapoor Worksheet
Ms. Donahue in 2018, with Tall Tree and the Eye (2009) at the Leeum Museum in Seoul, Korea. This sculpture is nearly 50 feet tall and 16 feet wide!
Ms. Donahue in 2022, with Halo (2006) at the Peabody Essex Museum in Salem, MA. This sculpture has a diameter of 10 feet, and is up to 2 feet wide!
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