Tuesday, October 13, 2009
Royal tribute to a sculptor
A flying pellet of red wax shot from a cannon in one room and a giant, train-sized lump of the same material moving glacially across another welcome to the world of Anish Kapoor.
London's Royal Academy is staging a retrospective of the Indian-born artist, although at a press preview on Tuesday he rejected the description and pointed out that several of the works in the exhibition were new or recent.
"I wanted a show while I was alive and kicking," he said in a recent interview about the show, a rare honor at an institution that usually recognizes artists when they are dead.
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London's Royal Academy is staging a retrospective of the Indian-born artist, although at a press preview on Tuesday he rejected the description and pointed out that several of the works in the exhibition were new or recent.
"I wanted a show while I was alive and kicking," he said in a recent interview about the show, a rare honor at an institution that usually recognizes artists when they are dead.
To read the full article, click here...
To read the ePaper, visit: http://www.newsindia-times.com
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