Untitled

2007

Not on view

Created for public interaction and engagement with the surrounding space, this sculpture draws the viewer in with its refined surface and startling optical effects of depth and dimension. From a body of Kapoor's work of mirrorlike pieces that reflect or distort the viewer and the surroundings and suggest the notion of continuous space, it offers a dazzling experience of light and a startling optical effect. Deeply rooted metaphysical polarities are at play in Kapoor's work: presence and absence, being and nonbeing, solidity and intangibility, and he draws on both Western and Eastern cultures for inspiration. His intention to engage the viewer and provoke a physical and visceral response is achieved in this reflective sculpture with its faceted facade that fuses the work, the viewer, and the environment into one pixelated, constantly fluctuating mosaic.

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Title: Untitled
Artist: Anish Kapoor (British born India 1954)
Date: 2007
Medium: Stainless steel
Dimensions: 89 3/4 x 89 1/4 x 16 1/2 in. (228 x 226.7 x 41.9 cm)
Classification: Sculpture
Credit Line: Purchase, Lila Acheson Wallace Gift, and Cynthia Hazen Polsky and Leon B. Polsky Fund, 2008
Object Number: 2008.29
Rights and Reproduction: © Anish Kapoor
Curatorial Department: Modern and Contemporary Art

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