Active since the late 1970s, Anish Kapoor is best known for his investigations into colour, scale, volume, materiality,and the concept of the void. His sculptures, installations, and public artworks test the phenomenology of space and have historically been characterized by intensely tactile or reflective materials including coloured pigments, wax, polished stainless steel, and PVC that resist narrative reading. This volume documents Memory, Kapoor's 2008 commission for the Deutsche Guggenheim in Berlin. Conceived as a site-specific intervention in galleries in the Deutsche Guggenheim and the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, Memory prevents any complete viewing or experience. Fabricated of Cor-Ten steel with industrial bolts exposed, the giant egg-shaped piece tests the boundaries between sculpture and painting. It is considered in this catalogue through the lenses of philosophy and postcolonial and architectural theory. This volume includes preparatory sketches, architectural renderings, and photographs of the current work as well as other works by the artist. With selected exhibition history and bibliography.
Access level
Onsite
Location code
MON.KAA
Language
English
Keywords
diaspora,  sculpture,  installation,  site-specific art,  solo exhibition
Publication/Creation date
2009
No of pages
128
ISBN / ISSN
9780892073955
No of copies
2
Content type
artist monograph, 
catalogue
Chapter headings
When Empty Is Full
Memory: Concepts and Final Form
Suspending Disbelief: Anish Kapoor's Mental Sculpture
Signs and Trace
Perception before Cognition
Engineering the Art of Anish Kapoor
Anish Kapoor: Memory

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