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Lot No. 71

Anish Kapoor
b. 1954

UNTITLED
74.4 x 74.4 x 11.4 in (189 x 189 x 29 cm)
Stainless steel & resin
2012
Signed & Dated: Verso

` 5,00,00,000 – 7,00,00,000
$ 617,284 – 864,198

Provenance:
Lisson Gallery, London.
Property from an international collection.
Detail of the presented lot

Anish Kapoor, born in Mumbai, India in 1954, stands
as a prominent figure in the world of sculpture. He
pursued his art education in the UK, earning a BFA
from Hornsey College of Art and an MFA from
Chelsea School of Art and Design. Renowned
for his monumental public installations, Kapoor
also delves into smaller-scale sculptures, creating
works that offer a more intimate experience.

One of his most celebrated commissioned
installations is Cloud Gate, situated in Millennium creating captivating distortions while providing
Park, Chicago. This bean-like sculpture, inspired a seamless view. Each disc, with its unique
by liquid mercury, boasts a highly reflective treatment and finish, introduces distinctive
surface that distorts not only the park and its warps in the reflection, imbuing every piece with
surroundings but also the observers and the city individuality. Viewers find themselves contorted
skyline. Among his other notable large-scale and inverted in these reflective surfaces,
creations are Marsyas and a recently revealed prompting interaction and self-reflection.
counterpart to Cloud Gate in New York City.
Kapoor’s fascination extends beyond reflection;
A significant aspect of Kapoor’s oeuvre is his it encompasses optics, space, and perspective.
series of mirror-like stainless steel discs, which His concave discs serve as a testament to this
he began crafting in the late 1990s. These enduring interest, exploring the metaphysical and
architectural marvels manipulate reflections, inviting contemplation.