Anish Kapoor
Born in 1954 in Bombay (India), ANISH KAPOOR lives and works in London (England). The artist of Indian origin began his career with fragile sculptures and installations made of colored pigments. Beginning in the end of the 1980s, he came to a turning point in his practice, rethinking – and inversing – the inside and outside of sculpture. Regularly returning to stonework, Anish Kapoor reflects on the concepts of negative and positive. And while he sculpts material, from polished steel to resin to pigments and fiberglass, he also works on color itself. Kamel Mennour and Anish Kapoor have been working together since 2011.
Anish Kapoor’s work quickly earned international recognition and has been awarded many prizes, such as the distinguished Turner Prize, which he won in 1991. His body of work has since been the subject of numerous solo exhibitions in the world’s most prestigious museums, including the Guggenheim in New York, the Louvre and the Grand Palais in Paris, the Royal Academy and the Tate Modern in London, the Kunsthalle Basel in Switzerland, the Reina Sofia Museum in Madrid, the National Gallery in Ottawa, the CAPC in Bordeaux, the Chateau de Versailles and the Museo d’Arte Contemporanea Roma (MACRO) in Rome. He designed a 116-meter-tall sculpture entitled “Orbit Tower” which was a symbol of the 2012 Olympic Games in London.
He was awarded the Commander of the Order of Arts and Letters and the Premium Imperiale in 2011, the Padma Bhushan in 2012 and received a knighthood for services to the arts in 2013.
Works
![Exhibition view, Palazzo Manfrin, Venice, 2022 - © Mennour](https://mennour.com/media/pages/artists/anish-kapoor/exhibition-view-palazzo-manfrin-venice-2022/e8be6afe3b-1654782004/20220418-venice-biennale-capture-0929-comp-400x.jpg)
![Exhibition view, Gallerie dell'Accademia di Venezia, 2022 - © Mennour](https://mennour.com/media/pages/artists/anish-kapoor/exhibition-view-gallerie-dell-accademia-di-venezia-2022/57b8d97b09-1654786998/20220418-venice-biennale-capture-0916-400x.jpg)
![Monochrome (Black to Black/Red) - © Mennour](https://mennour.com/media/pages/artists/anish-kapoor/monochrome-black-to-black-red/126a36472a-1601910697/wd101958-1-low-res-400x.jpg)
![Random Triangle Mirror - © Mennour](https://mennour.com/media/pages/artists/anish-kapoor/random-triangle-mirror-1/421a1cc2c0-1562853457/ak128-400x.jpg)
![Exhibition view, Kistefos, Jevnaker - © Mennour](https://mennour.com/media/pages/artists/anish-kapoor/exhibition-view-kistefos-jevnaker/4a9f500bdd-1654781606/photo-benjamin-ward-1-400x.jpg)
![Untitled - © Mennour](https://mennour.com/media/pages/artists/anish-kapoor/untitled-10/d9a698b451-1562854743/ak162-400x.jpg)
![Untitled - © Mennour](https://mennour.com/media/pages/artists/anish-kapoor/untitled-6/d74a6f3516-1562852343/ak63-400x.jpg)
![Untitled (Void) - © Mennour](https://mennour.com/media/pages/artists/anish-kapoor/untitled-void/df9d0b969b-1562852465/ak71-400x.jpg)
![Mirror (Black Mist) - © Mennour](https://mennour.com/media/pages/artists/anish-kapoor/mirror-black-mist/0b2d39583f-1562854955/ak169-400x.jpg)
![Exhibition view, Monumenta, Grand Palais, Paris - © Mennour](https://mennour.com/media/pages/artists/anish-kapoor/exhibition-view-monumenta-grand-palais-paris/a9f2b14cdc-1563531263/e-03-monumenta2011-anish-kapoor-leviathan-400x.jpg)
![Mirror (Magenta Apple mix 2) - © Mennour](https://mennour.com/media/pages/artists/anish-kapoor/mirror-magenta-apple-mix-2/53455eef39-1562853801/ak141-400x.jpg)
![Exhibition view, Château de Versailles - © Mennour](https://mennour.com/media/pages/artists/anish-kapoor/exhibition-view-chateau-de-versailles/0a23d946dc-1563531559/4s9a0259-edit2-400x.jpg)
![Mirror (Wave) - © Mennour](https://mennour.com/media/pages/artists/anish-kapoor/mirror-wave/fc6d748651-1562854886/ak167-400x.jpg)
![Untitled - © Mennour](https://mennour.com/media/pages/artists/anish-kapoor/untitled-9/d88f54012d-1562853681/ak134-400x.jpg)
![Star Twist - © Mennour](https://mennour.com/media/pages/artists/anish-kapoor/star-twist/fa524e41a1-1562854654/ak158-400x.jpg)
![Exhibition view, Serralves Foundation, Porto - © Mennour](https://mennour.com/media/pages/artists/anish-kapoor/exhibition-view-serralves-foundation-porto-1/3cbaba95c8-1563534071/ak-0027-400x.jpg)
![Permanent installation, Cloud Gate, Chicago - © Mennour](https://mennour.com/media/pages/artists/anish-kapoor/permanent-installation-cloud-gate-chicago-usa/95091b524a-1567873713/cloud-gate-2006-2-400x.jpg)
![Untitled - © Mennour](https://mennour.com/media/pages/artists/anish-kapoor/untitled-4/093b0775a7-1562852237/ak49-400x.jpg)
![Mirror (Spanish Gold to Mipa Blue 5) - © Mennour](https://mennour.com/media/pages/artists/anish-kapoor/mirror-spanish-gold-to-mipa-blue-5/31027bb6d7-1562854387/ak152-400x.jpg)
![Something like her - © Mennour](https://mennour.com/media/pages/artists/anish-kapoor/something-like-her/73e24172c0-1562853715/ak136-400x.jpg)
![Namibia XI - © Mennour](https://mennour.com/media/pages/artists/anish-kapoor/namibia-xi/3c9831fbca-1562854034/ak148-400x.jpg)
![Permanent installation, Orbit, London - © Mennour](https://mennour.com/media/pages/artists/anish-kapoor/permanent-installation-orbit-london/9dc7bf9b12-1567874630/orbit-2012-1-400x.jpg)
![Untitled (Stellar Green Pearl / Transparent Black) - © Mennour](https://mennour.com/media/pages/artists/anish-kapoor/untitled-stellar-green-pearl-transparent-black/63c9fa6fc3-1562852665/ak87-400x.jpg)
![Exhibition view, Château de Versailles - © Mennour](https://mennour.com/media/pages/artists/anish-kapoor/exhibition-view-chateau-de-versaille-2/9b6221acf3-1563531796/c-curvetadzio-400x.jpg)
![Mirror (Apple Magenta mix.2 to Brandy Wine) - © Mennour](https://mennour.com/media/pages/artists/anish-kapoor/mirror-apple-magenta-mix-2-to-brandy-wine/36f7a43628-1562854561/ak156-400x.jpg)
![Exhibition view, Royal Academy of Arts, London - © Mennour](https://mennour.com/media/pages/artists/anish-kapoor/exhibition-view-royal-academy-of-arts-london/8329bf1920-1567875167/royal-2009-4-400x.jpg)
![Permanent installation, Tall Tree & The Eye, Guggenheim Museum Bilbao - © Mennour](https://mennour.com/media/pages/artists/anish-kapoor/permanent-installation-tall-tree-the-eye-guggenheim-museum-bilbao/8427802fe5-1567873664/bilbao-2010-3-400x.jpg)
![Mirror (Black Mist over Apple Magenta mix 2) - © Mennour](https://mennour.com/media/pages/artists/anish-kapoor/mirror-black-mist-over-apple-magenta-mix-2/bb3d7f4e69-1562854921/ak168-400x.jpg)
![Curved Triangle Twist - © Mennour](https://mennour.com/media/pages/artists/anish-kapoor/curved-triangle-twist/773be43491-1562854778/ak164-400x.jpg)
![Exhibition view, kamel mennour, Paris - © Mennour](https://mennour.com/media/pages/artists/anish-kapoor/exhibition-view-kamel-mennour-paris-4/857d6fa500-1563528816/12-2014-anish-kapoor-james-lee-byars-photo-fabrice-seixas-400x.jpg)
![Exhibition view, Guggenheim, New York - © Mennour](https://mennour.com/media/pages/artists/anish-kapoor/exhibition-view-guggenheim-new-york-1/836d682dba-1567873878/guggenheim-2-400x.jpg)
![Permanent installation, Turning the World Upside Down, The Israel Museum, Jerusalem - © Mennour](https://mennour.com/media/pages/artists/anish-kapoor/permanent-installation-turning-the-world-upside-down-the-israel-museum-jerusalem/0cd76c2ce8-1567874343/israel-museum-1-400x.jpg)
![Mound - © Mennour](https://mennour.com/media/pages/artists/anish-kapoor/mound/a6fd2ae2e0-1562853591/ak132-400x.jpg)
![Knot - © Mennour](https://mennour.com/media/pages/artists/anish-kapoor/knot/0146681088-1562853859/ak143-400x.jpg)
![Exhibition view, Kensington Gardens, London - © Mennour](https://mennour.com/media/pages/artists/anish-kapoor/exhibition-view-kensington-gardens-london/00f69196ab-1567874419/kg-2010-2-400x.jpg)
![Untitled - © Mennour](https://mennour.com/media/pages/artists/anish-kapoor/untitled-5/583c46dd59-1562852301/ak60-400x.jpg)
![Untitled-11 - © Mennour](https://mennour.com/media/pages/artists/anish-kapoor/untitled-11/420d9db268-1562854853/ak166-400x.jpg)
![Exhibition view, Monumenta, Grand Palais, Paris - © Mennour](https://mennour.com/media/pages/artists/anish-kapoor/exhibition-view-monumenta-grand-palais-paris-1/f2cf69855f-1563531374/2-hd-4-400x.jpg)
![Red2 - © Mennour](https://mennour.com/media/pages/artists/anish-kapoor/red2/a358ecb643-1562853627/ak133-400x.jpg)
![Trans-parence - © Mennour](https://mennour.com/media/pages/artists/anish-kapoor/trans-parence/39ee912249-1562853757/ak140-400x.jpg)
![Glisten (Pink to Green Satin) - © Mennour](https://mennour.com/media/pages/artists/anish-kapoor/glisten-pink-to-green-satin/418e8c88e1-1562854113/ak150-400x.jpg)
![Oval Twist - © Mennour](https://mennour.com/media/pages/artists/anish-kapoor/oval-twist/e0162fe94a-1562852939/ak95-400x.jpg)
![Exhibition view, kamel mennour, Paris - © Mennour](https://mennour.com/media/pages/artists/anish-kapoor/exhibition-view-kamel-mennour-paris-1/0de214b0e7-1563528453/anish-kapoor4-400x.jpg)
![Exhibition view, Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston - © Mennour](https://mennour.com/media/pages/artists/anish-kapoor/exhibition-view-institute-of-contemporary-art-boston/df16933300-1567873845/ica-boston-2008-400x.png)
![Namibia VIII - © Mennour](https://mennour.com/media/pages/artists/anish-kapoor/namibia-viii/91831de255-1562853942/ak145-400x.jpg)
![Exhibition view, Château de Versailles - © Mennour](https://mennour.com/media/pages/artists/anish-kapoor/exhibition-view-chateau-de-versailles-3/ab57eb66e9-1563531857/sectional-body-seixas-400x.jpg)
![Sister - © Mennour](https://mennour.com/media/pages/artists/anish-kapoor/sister/a462883005-1562851728/ak10-400x.jpg)
![Exhibition view, Grand Palais, Paris - © Mennour](https://mennour.com/media/pages/artists/anish-kapoor/exhibition-view-grand-palais-paris/511cd57cca-1563531438/2013-dynamo-grand-palais-anish-kapoor-photo-fabrice-seixas-400x.jpg)
![Mirror (Oriental Blue to Black) - © Mennour](https://mennour.com/media/pages/artists/anish-kapoor/mirror-oriental-blue-to-black/ed341ec08c-1562852507/ak82-400x.jpg)
![Exhibition view, Guggenheim, New York - © Mennour](https://mennour.com/media/pages/artists/anish-kapoor/exhibition-view-guggenheim-new-york/10c19cfbb3-1567873798/guggenheim-1-400x.jpg)
![Exhibition view, Serralves Foundation, Porto - © Mennour](https://mennour.com/media/pages/artists/anish-kapoor/exhibition-view-serralves-foundation-porto-3/cda9d60686-1563534350/ak-0064-400x.jpg)
![Mirror (Gold) - © Mennour](https://mennour.com/media/pages/artists/anish-kapoor/mirror-gold/7203494b85-1562854526/ak155-400x.jpg)
![Exhibition view, Fondazione Prada, Milan - © Mennour](https://mennour.com/media/pages/artists/anish-kapoor/exhibition-view-fondazione-prada-milan/4ca430bc07-1567873755/fondazione-prada-1995-2-400x.jpg)
![Mirror (Pagan Gold / Magenta Apple Mix 2) - © Mennour](https://mennour.com/media/pages/artists/anish-kapoor/mirror-pagan-gold-magenta-apple-mix-2/09de3cb77e-1562854073/ak149-400x.jpg)
![Square Twist - © Mennour](https://mennour.com/media/pages/artists/anish-kapoor/square-twist/a01745530e-1562854812/ak165-400x.jpg)
![Exhibition view, Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam - © Mennour](https://mennour.com/media/pages/artists/anish-kapoor/exhibition-view-rijksmuseum-amsterdam/d3645a82f4-1567874663/rijksmuseum-2015-3-400x.jpg)
![Exhibition view, kamel mennour, Paris - © Mennour](https://mennour.com/media/pages/artists/anish-kapoor/exhibition-view-kamel-mennour-paris/ce84853272-1563528081/anish-kapoor6-400x.jpg)
![Exhibition view, Hayward Gallery, Southbank Center, London - © Mennour](https://mennour.com/media/pages/artists/anish-kapoor/exhibition-view-hayward-gallery-southbank-center-london/7d9fcad252-1563532208/mark-blower-180918-space-shifters-hayward-0149-edit-400x.jpg)
![Coagulate - © Mennour](https://mennour.com/media/pages/artists/anish-kapoor/coagulate/ca3b00002c-1562853554/ak131-400x.jpg)
![Exhibition view, kamel mennour, Paris - © Mennour](https://mennour.com/media/pages/artists/anish-kapoor/exhibition-view-kamel-mennour-paris-2/4e35f597ef-1563528700/anish-kapoor2-400x.jpg)
![Exhibition view, Martin-Gropius-Bau, Berlin - © Mennour](https://mennour.com/media/pages/artists/anish-kapoor/exhibition-view-martin-gropius-bau-berlin/5d68e0e47c-1567874508/martin-gropius-bau-2013-1-400x.jpg)
![Exhibition view, kamel mennour, Paris - © Mennour](https://mennour.com/media/pages/artists/anish-kapoor/exhibition-view-kamel-mennour-paris-8/996ae65904-1563529091/8-400x.jpg)
![Monochrome (Dark Teal) - © Mennour](https://mennour.com/media/pages/artists/anish-kapoor/monochrome-dark-teal/adafaf282b-1562852978/ak97-400x.jpg)
![Exhibition view, Château de Versailles - © Mennour](https://mennour.com/media/pages/artists/anish-kapoor/exhibition-view-chateau-de-versailles-1/fe5b5a2c09-1563531730/4s9a6188-400x.jpg)
![Monochrome (Pagan Gold and Lime KK Gold Pearl) - © Mennour](https://mennour.com/media/pages/artists/anish-kapoor/monochrome-pagan-gold-and-lime-kk-gold-pearl/c4947d8e93-1562853124/ak106-400x.jpg)
![Glisten (Green Black to Apple Magenta satin) - © Mennour](https://mennour.com/media/pages/artists/anish-kapoor/glisten-green-black-to-apple-magenta-satin/d988a86964-1562853354/ak125-400x.jpg)
![Exhibition view, De Pont Museum, Tilburg - © Mennour](https://mennour.com/media/pages/artists/anish-kapoor/exhibition-view-de-pont-museum-tilburg/a463244a46-1567874126/sky-mirror-for-hendrik-2017-anish-kapoor-collectie-1200x801-400x.jpg)
![Untitled - © Mennour](https://mennour.com/media/pages/artists/anish-kapoor/untitled-7/9aaa3ba51f-1562852764/ak89-400x.jpg)
![Exhibition view, Serralves Foundation, Porto - © Mennour](https://mennour.com/media/pages/artists/anish-kapoor/exhibition-view-serralves-foundation-porto-2/7c5e8283b0-1563534169/ak-0043-400x.jpg)
![Namibia IX - © Mennour](https://mennour.com/media/pages/artists/anish-kapoor/namibia-ix/d2c6c7e6ed-1562853987/ak146-400x.jpg)
![Exhibition view, Leeum Samsung Museum of Art, Seoul - © Mennour](https://mennour.com/media/pages/artists/anish-kapoor/exhibition-view-leeum-samsung-museum-of-art-seoul/51bb9eb814-1567874454/leeum-2012-2-400x.jpg)
![See - © Mennour](https://mennour.com/media/pages/artists/anish-kapoor/see/154a529d0c-1562853499/ak130-400x.jpg)
![Monochrome (Matt Gold) - © Mennour](https://mennour.com/media/pages/artists/anish-kapoor/monochrome-matt-gold/78ceee39f4-1562852388/ak64-400x.jpg)
![Exhibition view, MCA, Sydney - © Mennour](https://mennour.com/media/pages/artists/anish-kapoor/exhibition-view-mca-sydney/c5d8a5425a-1567874569/mca-sydney-2013-400x.jpg)
![Exhibition view, MAMC, Saint Etienne - © Mennour](https://mennour.com/media/pages/artists/anish-kapoor/exhibition-view-mamc-saint-etienne/f48a73288f-1563532478/vue1-anish-kapoor-400x.jpg)
![Exhibition view, Beaux Arts de Paris - © Mennour](https://mennour.com/media/pages/artists/anish-kapoor/exhibition-view-beaux-arts-de-paris/8f7a3fc94f-1563528759/kapoor-beaux-arts-3-400x.jpg)
![Mirror Glow (Cobalt Blue) - © Mennour](https://mennour.com/media/pages/artists/anish-kapoor/mirror-glow-cobalt-blue/d8ccbdd179-1562853017/ak99-400x.jpg)
![Exhibition view, TATE Modern, London - © Mennour](https://mennour.com/media/pages/artists/anish-kapoor/exhibition-view-tate-modern-london/71b57d0947-1567875928/tate-1-400x.jpg)
![Exhibition view, Venice Biennale - © Mennour](https://mennour.com/media/pages/artists/anish-kapoor/exhibition-view-venice-biennale/8724ccfe65-1567876004/venise-1990-1-400x.jpg)
![Exhibition view, Serralves Foundation, Porto - © Mennour](https://mennour.com/media/pages/artists/anish-kapoor/exhibition-view-serralves-foundation-porto/6b6f29cbb6-1563532698/ak-0004-400x.jpg)
![Exhibition view, kamel mennour, Paris - © Mennour](https://mennour.com/media/pages/artists/anish-kapoor/exhibition-view-kamel-mennour-paris-7/2fe9495d70-1563529039/3-400x.jpg)
![8 Twist - © Mennour](https://mennour.com/media/pages/artists/anish-kapoor/8-twist/1117ec37b9-1562854147/ak151-400x.jpg)
![Corner - © Mennour](https://mennour.com/media/pages/artists/anish-kapoor/corner/86c9481ea4-1562853898/ak144-400x.jpg)
![Monochrome (Teal over Matt Silver Pearl) - © Mennour](https://mennour.com/media/pages/artists/anish-kapoor/monochrome-teal-over-matt-silver-pearl/de0eed5b89-1562853191/ak113-400x.jpg)
![Exhibition view, kamel mennour, Paris - © Mennour](https://mennour.com/media/pages/artists/anish-kapoor/exhibition-view-kamel-mennour-paris-6/3f3c4c68da-1563528962/2-2014-anish-kapoor-james-lee-byars-photo-fabrice-seixas-400x.jpg)
![Untitled - © Mennour](https://mennour.com/media/pages/artists/anish-kapoor/untitled-1/de95c56ba1-1562851771/ak29-400x.jpg)
![Exhibition view, Sky Mirror, Rockefeller Center, New York - © Mennour](https://mennour.com/media/pages/artists/anish-kapoor/exhibition-view-sky-mirror-rockefeller-center-new-york/9bf6fcc8a5-1567874774/rockfeller-sky-mirror-2006-1-400x.jpg)
![Exhibition view, kamel mennour, Paris - © Mennour](https://mennour.com/media/pages/artists/anish-kapoor/exhibition-view-kamel-mennour-paris-5/0d3a773cfa-1563528920/8-2014-anish-kapoor-james-lee-byars-photo-fabrice-seixas-400x.jpg)
![Monochrome (Neon Orange) - © Mennour](https://mennour.com/media/pages/artists/anish-kapoor/monochrome-neon-orange/dac759afeb-1562854426/ak153-400x.jpg)
![Exhibition view, Venice Biennale - © Mennour](https://mennour.com/media/pages/artists/anish-kapoor/exhibition-view-venice-biennale-1/3f9b56500c-1567876059/venise-1990-5-400x.jpg)
![Exhibition view, Château de Versailles - © Mennour](https://mennour.com/media/pages/artists/anish-kapoor/exhibition-view-chateau-de-versailles-4/80f3ad518c-1563531907/shooting-tadzio-400x.jpg)
![Exhibition view, kamel mennour, Paris - © Mennour](https://mennour.com/media/pages/artists/anish-kapoor/exhibition-view-kamel-mennour-paris-10/a6ad5b56dd-1563529284/21-400x.jpg)
![Exhibition view, kamel mennour, Paris - © Mennour](https://mennour.com/media/pages/artists/anish-kapoor/exhibition-view-kamel-mennour-paris-9/5518736a7a-1563529195/16-400x.jpg)
Exhibitions & News
![Anish Kapoor - Houghton Hall - © Mennour](https://mennour.com/media/pages/news/anish-kapoor-houghton-hall/f151fb9f23-1593616371/sky-mirror-1-400x266-crop.jpg)
![Lucas Ratton - Saint Tropez - © Mennour](https://mennour.com/media/pages/news/lucas-ratton-saint-tropez/a02dc68b79-1601565534/marc-de-delley-0-400x266-crop.jpg)
![Le Modern Style - © Mennour](https://mennour.com/media/pages/exhibitions/le-modern-style/874fd93147-1591268673/1-km-s1-b1-400x266-crop.jpg)
![From Home - © Mennour](https://mennour.com/media/pages/exhibitions/from-home/3ebe1a2cfe-1591266606/panorama-sans-titre9-400x266-crop.jpg)
![Anish Kapoor - © Mennour](https://mennour.com/media/pages/news/anish-kapoor-central-academy-of-fine-arts-cafa-museum/1637231e77-1578999285/kapoor-400x266-crop.jpg)
![Anish Kapoor - © Mennour](https://mennour.com/media/pages/news/anish-kapoor-taimiao-art-museum-of-the-imperial-ancestral-temple/cf482a467b-1578999037/191120094504-anish-kapoor-beijing-1-400x266-crop.jpg)
![kamel mennour at West Bund 2018 - © Mennour](https://mennour.com/media/pages/news/kamel-mennour-at-west-bund-2018/02672e6ca6-1563637062/img-1080-400x266-crop.jpg)
![Another (M)other - © Mennour](https://mennour.com/media/pages/exhibitions/another-m-other/8de75b96d5-1562172892/38-400x266-crop.jpg)
![Anish Kapoor - Musée d'art moderne et contemporain de Saint-Etienne - © Mennour](https://mennour.com/media/pages/news/anish-kapoor-musee-d-art-moderne-et-contemporain-de-saint-etienne/4f48fe216a-1563556476/vue1-visiteur-anish-kapoor-400x266-crop.jpg)
![Winter show - © Mennour](https://mennour.com/media/pages/exhibitions/winter-show/addaefbe19-1600173355/3-2015-winter-show-photo-julie-joubert-400x266-crop.jpg)
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