Blood by Anish Kapoor
dal 4/5/2000 al 1/7/2000
Segnalato da
4/5/2000
Blood by Anish Kapoor
Lisson Gallery, London
Anish Kapoor is one of the most influential sculptors of his
generation. Born in Bombay, he has lived and worked in London
since the early 70's. His work has been exhibited worldwide and is
held in numerous private and public collections, including the Tate
Gallery, the Museum of Modern Art in New York, the Reina Sofia in
Madrid and Stedlijk Museum in Amsterdam.
Lisson Gallery will present an exhibition of new work by Anish
Kapoor on May 4th. It will be the first exhibition of new works to be
seen in London since his highly acclaimed show at the Hayward
Gallery in 1998.
For his latest exhibition, Kapoor has adopted an experimental
approach as he explores new visual languages within his work.
Through the use of elemental materials, including water and air,
Kapoor continues his investigations into the material and
immaterial, weight and weightlessness, surface and space, the
ocular and the aural, as he subtly balances the literal and the
illusory to animate the senses.
Kapoor sees his work as being engaged with deep-rooted
metaphysical polarities; presence and absence, being and
non-being, place and non-place and the solid and the intangible.
Throughout the exhibition Kapoor's fascination with darkness and
light becomes apparent in his sculptures; the translucent quality of
the resin works, the absorbent nature of the pigment, the radiant
glow of alabaster and the fluid reflections of stainless steel and
water. Through this interplay between form and light, Kapoor
aspires to evoke sublime experiences, which address primal
physical and psychological states.
Kapoor recently created 'Tarantantara', a major site specific work at
the Baltic Centre, a new venue for contemporary art in Gateshead.
For this temporary installation the artist made a semi transparent,
deep red membrane fabricated in PVC and stretched it over the
1000 square metre interior of the gutted building with spectacular
results.
Kapoor is currently working on 'Parabolic Waters', a large scale
water based work for an area outside the Millenium Dome. He is
also working on a major commission for the city of Chicago, as well
as a large public commission for Nottingham Playhouse.
Anish Kapoor won the Premio 2000 in 1990 when he represented
the British Pavillion at the XLIV Venice Biennial. He was awarded the
Turner Prize in 1991 and in 1992 Kapoor contributed to Documenta
IX with the building 'Decent into Limbo'. In the same year Expo
Seville commissioned a large architectural work entitled 'Building
for Voud'. After his Exhibition at the Hayward Gallery in 1998 and his
ambitious exhibition at CAPC Bordeaux, the South Bank Show
presented the first full-length television profile of Anish Kapoor in
February 1999.
If you require any further information about available works by Anish
Kapoor please do not hesitate to contact Nicholas Logsdail, Jill
Silverman Van Coenegrachts, or Michelle D'Souza: all contact
details are contained on our ContactUs page.
Lisson Gallery London, 52-54 Bell Street, London, NW1 5DA