Anish Kapoor

From March 16 to October 12, 2010, the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao presents the monographic exhibition by Anish Kapoor, one of the most important exhibitions of the season for this museum. The event is jointly organized by the London Royal Academy of Arts and the artist himself. Born in Bombay (India) in 1854, Kapoor graduated from the Hornsey and Chelsea Art Schools in London and began to be recognized during the early 1980s for his abstract sculptural forms, his large-scale installations, and his outdoor public artistic protects. Today, Kapoor¿s artistic trajectory is internationally recognized for his explorations in form and space and his use of color and materials in works that convey an interest in the interaction between the spectators and the objects presented by the artist in the space, which has been influential in the evolution of contemporary sculpture. The exhibition includes a selection of 20 artworks that range from those created during the 1970s to the present. Such a selection is intended to elicit the viewer¿s reflection on Kapoor¿s working method and creative process. The majority of the works presented at the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao are large-format pieces, and their interaction with the public becomes essential. They are, for the most part, intensely colored sculptures with rich textures that resulted from the use of industrial materials such as cement, aged steel, aluminum, wax, resins, and pigments. The works are all created to provoke sensations in those who view them.