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  1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Anish_KapoorAnish Kapoor - Wikipedia

    Anish Mikhail Kapoor was born in Mumbai, India, to an Iraqi Jewish mother [15] [19] and an Indian Punjabi Hindu father. His maternal grandfather served as cantor of the synagogue in Pune. At the time, Baghdadi Jews constituted the majority of the Jewish community in Mumbai. [20] His father was a hydrographer and applied physicist who served in ...

  2. Mar 8, 2024 · Turner Prize (1991) Notable Works: “1000 Names”. “Cloud Gate”. “Marsyas”. “Sky Mirror”. Anish Kapoor (born March 12, 1954, Bombay [now Mumbai], India) Indian-born British sculptor known for his use of abstract biomorphic forms and his penchant for rich colours and polished surfaces. He was also the first living artist to be ...

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  3. Anish Kapoor was born in 1954 in Mumbai, India. His mother was the Iraqi-Jewish daughter of a rabbi who immigrated to India from Baghdad with her family when she was an infant. His Hindu father was a hydrographer for the Indian Navy, who spent much of Kapoor's childhood on the ocean collecting data and charting marine navigation.

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    • March 12, 1954
    • Mumbai, India
  4. www.moma.org › artists › 2995Anish Kapoor | MoMA

    Sir Anish Mikhail Kapoor, (born 12 March 1954) is a British-Indian sculptor specializing in installation art and conceptual art. Born in Mumbai, Kapoor attended the elite all-boys Indian boarding school The Doon School, before moving to the UK to begin his art training at Hornsey College of Art and, later, Chelsea School of Art and Design.

  5. Aug 15, 2022 · Anish Kapoor’s Material Values. The wildly successful sculptor, whose works incorporate everything from reflective steel to goopy wax, has turned an enormous palazzo in Venice into a showcase ...

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  7. Born in Mumbai, 1954 Lives and works in London and Venice. Selected Solo Exhibitions, Commissions and Projects. 2024 ‘Unseen’, ARKEN, Ishøj, Denmark (Current) 2023 ‘Anish Kapoor’, Lisson Gallery, New York, U.S.A ‘Untrue Unreal’, Palazzo Strozzi, Florence, Italy ‘Anish Kapoor’, Kukje Gallery, Seoul ‘Anish Kapoor’, Regen ...

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