Anish Kapoor

Kyiv

Anish Kapoor’s show at the PinchukArtCentre is his first comprehensive solo exhibition in Eastern Europe and includes a selection of the artist’s most iconic works together with a new monumental steel work created specially for the PinchukArtCentre.

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. 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. His fascination with darkness and light is apparent throughout his work; 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, he aspires to evoke sublime experiences, which address primal physical and psychological states.

Award winning London-based artist Anish Kapoor has been given the commission of a lifetime to design the spectacular new public attraction in the Olympic Park. The stunning artwork, to be entitled ‚The ArcelorMittal Orbit‘, will ensure the Park remains an unrivalled visitor destination. The breathtaking sculpture – thought to be the tallest in the UK – consists of a continuous looping lattice of tubular steel. Standing at a gigantic 115m, it is 22m taller than the Statue of Liberty in New York and offer unparalleled views of the entire 250 acres of the Olympic Park and London’s skyline from a special viewing platform. Visitors are be able to take a trip up the statuesque structure in a huge lift and will have the option of walking down the spiralling staircase.

PinchukArtCentre

May 19th – September 30th, 2012
Block А, 1/3-2
Chervonoarmiyska Street/Baseyna Street
Kyiv 01 004
Ukraine

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