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Anish (Sir) Kapoor

Anish (Sir) Kapoor (Born 1954) is active/lives in India, United Kingdom.  Anish Kapoor is known for Modernist object sculpture, installation.

Minimalist sculptor and printmaker Anish Kapoor was born in Bombay, India in 1954, but after study in London, England, has lived there since 1982. His art education includes the Hornsey College of Art, 1973-1977, and Chelsea School of Art, 1977-1978, both in London.

He taught at Wolverhampton Polytechnic in 1979. Kapoor was artist-in-residence at Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool, England, in 1982. His awards include the Premio Duemila at the Venice Biennale, 1990; the Turner Award, 1991; and an honorary doctoral degree from the University of Leeds, England, 1994.

Among his many public sculptures is the centerpiece at Millennium Park in Chicago, Illinois, named Cloud Gate. Constructed between 2004 and 2006, the sculpture is nicknamed The Bean because of its shape.  Made up of 168 stainless steel plates welded together, its highly polished exterior has no visible seams.  It measures 33 by 66 by 42 feet (10 by 20 by 13 m), and weighs 110 short tons (10   ...  [Displaying 1000 of 4449 characters.]  Artist bio

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