
As usual, Artsper guides you through the work of the most important personalities in contemporary art. Today, 10 things you must know about Anish Kapoor.
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Anish Kapoor was born in Mumbay, India on March 12, 1954. He is a British contemporary artist from India.

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In 1973, he decided to become a professional artist and moved to the United Kingdom, where he studied at Chelsea School of Art and Design.
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The first pieces by Kapoor are in general quite simple sculptures, with curved forms and bright colors.

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In the 90s, he started using the red wax so characteristic of his work, evoking blood, human flesh and transfiguration.
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Since the late 1990s, Kapoor has been producing gigantic pieces such as Taratantara (1999), a 35-meter-long work that can be seen at the Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art in Gateshead, or Marsyas (2002) in the turbine hall at Tate Modern, London.

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These recent works rely on reflective surfaces and mirrors, in the idea of offering the viewers a distorted image of themselves, such as Sky Mirror at the Rockefeller Center, (2006).
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In 2003, he was named Commander of the Order of the British Empire.
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In 2011 he was the guest artist at Monumenta, and created Leviathan, an anxiety-provoking piece inviting visitors into a depressurized space.
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He is represented in France by the Kamel Mennour Gallery and by the Gladstone Gallery in New York.

#10
In 2013, according to the Artprice report, he was the 11th most expensive artist in the world, with a total of 12,284,940 € for 49 pieces sold, and a maximum reached at an auction of 1,120,145 €.
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