Anish Kapoor Marsyas

by De Salvo, Donna; Balmond, Cecil

• ISBN13: 9781854374417
• ISBN10: 1854374419
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2003-06-01
• Publisher: Tate

Summary

Anish Kapoor is one of the world's most renowned and influential sculptors. Born in Bombay, he has lived and worked in London since the early 1970s. His output ranges from works on a human scale, including powdered pigment sculptures and convex mirrors, to massive installations, both inside buildings and in the landscape. Taking on the challenge of the cavernous space of the Turbine Hall at the Tate Modern in London, Kapoor created his largest sculpture ever: built of PVC membrane, stretched taut across massive steel hoops and hovering in mid-air, the sculpture dominates the space in a way no other artist has attempted. The creative process behind this ambitious project is documented here in specially commissioned photographs, drawings, and maquettes, and further explored in conversations with Kapoor. This is a fascinating look at what goes into a large-scale installation--from concept to realization--by one of today's leading artists.

Author Biography

Donna De Salvo is a Senior Curator at Tate Modern and is known for her innovative exhibitions and publications on twentieth-century and contemporary art Cecil Balmond is a member of the Group Board of Arup and Chairman of the European Division. He has worked with many leading architects on major projects and is author of Number 9 and Informal

Table of Contents

Sponsor's Foreword	8	(1)
Foreword	9	(3)
Making Marsyas	12	(6)
Donna De Salvo
Marsyas	18	(42)
A Conversation	60	(6)
Anish Kapoor
Donna De Salvo
Skinning the Imagination	66	(4)
Cecil Balmond
Towards Marsyas	70	(34)
Chronology	104	(10)
Bibliography	114	(8)
Artist's Acknowledgements	122	(1)
Index	123