The Royal Academy of Arts is holding a major solo exhibition of the internationally acclaimed artist and 1991 Turner Prize winner Anish Kapoor.
This exhibition surveys Kapoor’s career to date as well as showcase new and previously unseen works. One of the highlights of the exhibition is the monumental work Svayambh, (a Sanskrit word which roughly translates as "auto-generated"). The work has the appearance of a vast mass of wax that moves almost imperceptibly on sunken rails leaving a residue in its wake as it traverses the breadth of Burlington House. This emblematic work reflects Kapoor’s exploration of sculptural works that actively participate in their own formation.
Another highlight of the exhibition is Shooting into the Corner (2009), which is displayed in the Large Weston and Small Weston Rooms. A cannon shoots projectiles of red wax into a corner at regular intervals. Relentlessly repeating this action, the work will evolve over the duration of the exhibition as the build up of wax takes on its own form against the walls and the floor of the galleries. The spectacle surrounding the firing of the cannon and the accumulation of the wax produces a work of extraordinary complexity and drama. |
