Anish Kapoor | Tuli Research Centre for India Studies

Introduction

Date of Birth: 12 Mar 1954
Zodiac sign: Pisces
Place of Birth: Bombay, Maharashtra, India
State Country of Birth: Maharashtra, India

Exhibitions

1974
1. Art into Landscape 1, Serpentine Gallery, London, UK
  21 Sep 1974 to 20 Oct 1974
1975
1. Young Contemporaries, Royal Academy of Art, London, UK
1978
1. Northern Young Contemporaries, Whitworth Art Gallery, Manchester, UK
1979
1. Whitechapel Open, Whitechapel Art Gallery, London, UK
2. Tolly Cobbold: Eastern Arts, 2nd National Exhibition, Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, UK
1980
1. Anish Kapoor, Patrice Alexandre, Paris, France
2. New Sculpture, Midland Group Gallery, Nottingham, UK
1981
1. Anish Kapoor, Coracle Press, London, UK
  03 Apr 1981 to 01 May 1981
2. Objects & Sculpture: Richard Deacon, Antony Gormley, Anish Kapoor, Peter Randall-Page, Arnolfini Gallery, Bristol, UK
3. Summer Show, Serpentie Gallery, London, UK
  21 Sep 1981 to 11 Oct 1981
4. British Sculpture in the 20th Century, Part -2: Symbol and Imagination 1951-80, Whitechapel Art Gallery, London, UK
  27 Nov 1981 to 24 Jan 1982
5. Objects & Sculpture: Richard Deacon, Antony Gormley, Anish Kapoor, Peter Randall-Page, Institute of Contemporary Art, London, UK
6. British Sculpture in the 20th Century: Part -1, Whitechapel Art Gallery, London, UK
1982
1. Lisson Gallery, London, UK
  19 May 1982 to 12 Jun 1982
2. Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool, UK
  13 Mar 1982 to 18 Apr 1982
3. Prefiguration, Centre d'Art Contemporain, Chambéry, France
4. Englische Plastik Heute/British Sculpture Now, Kunstmuseum Luzern, Lucerne, Switzerland
5. Aperto '82, XL Venice Biennale, Venice, Italy
6. XII Paris Biennale, Paris, France
  02 Oct 1982 to 14 Nov 1982
7. London / New York 1982, Lisson Gallery, London, UK
8. India: Myth and Reality, Museum of Modern Art, Oxford, UK
9. Objects and Figures: New Sculpture in Britain, Fruitmarket Gallery, Edinburgh, Scotland
1983
1. Patrice Alexandre, Paris, France
2. Feeling into Form, Nouveau Musee, Villeurbanne/Lyon, France
  20 May 1983 to 05 Jul 1983
3. Lisson Gallery, London, UK
  22 Oct 1983 to 19 Nov 1983
4. Anish Kapoor: Beeldhouwwerken, Organised by the Rotterdam Arts Council, Galerie 't Venster, Rotterdam, Netherlands
  21 Jan 1983 to 23 Feb 1983
5. Feeling into Form, Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool, UK
  16 Mar 1983 to 17 Apr 1983
6. The Sculpture Show, Organised by the Arts Council of Great Britain, Hayward gallery & Serpentine Gallery, London, UK
7. Sculpture 1983, Van Krimpen Gallery, Amsterdam, Netherlands
  28 May 1983 to 25 Jun 1983
8. Beelden/Sculpture 1983, Rotterdam Arts Council, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
  13 May 1983 to 22 Jun 1983
9. Douceur de l'Avant-Garde, C'est Rien de le Dire, Rennes, France
  07 Jan 1983 to 29 Jan 1983
10. Figures and Objects, John Hansard Gallery, Southampton, England, UK
11. La Trottola di Sirio, Organised by The British Council, Centro d'Arte Contemporanea, Siracusa, Italy
  29 Jan 1983 to 26 Mar 1983
12. Tema Celeste, Museo Civico d'Arte Contemporanea, Gibellina, Italy
  22 Jan 1983 to 30 Mar 1983
13. Eros Mythos Ironie, Neue Galerie, Graz, Austria
  17 Sep 1983 to 23 Oct 1983
14. Constellazione, Galleria Giorgio Persano, Turin, Italy
15. Finland Biennale, Helsinki, Finland
16. New Art, Tate Gallery, London, UK
  14 Sep 1983 to 23 Oct 1983
17. Transformations : New Sculpture from Britain, Organised by The British Council, XVII Biennale de Sao Paulo, Brazil
  14 Oct 1983 to 18 Dec 1983
1984
1. Anish Kapoor, Barbara Gladstone Gallery, New York, USA
  03 Mar 1984 to 31 Mar 1984

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1980
1. Anish Kapoor, Patrice Alexandre, Paris, France
1981
1. Anish Kapoor, Coracle Press, London, UK
  03 Apr 1981 to 01 May 1981
1982
1. Lisson Gallery, London, UK
  19 May 1982 to 12 Jun 1982
2. Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool, UK
  13 Mar 1982 to 18 Apr 1982
1983
1. Patrice Alexandre, Paris, France
2. Feeling into Form, Nouveau Musee, Villeurbanne/Lyon, France
  20 May 1983 to 05 Jul 1983
3. Lisson Gallery, London, UK
  22 Oct 1983 to 19 Nov 1983
4. Anish Kapoor: Beeldhouwwerken, Organised by the Rotterdam Arts Council, Galerie 't Venster, Rotterdam, Netherlands
  21 Jan 1983 to 23 Feb 1983
5. Feeling into Form, Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool, UK
  16 Mar 1983 to 17 Apr 1983
1984
1. Anish Kapoor, Barbara Gladstone Gallery, New York, USA
  03 Mar 1984 to 31 Mar 1984
1985
1. Lisson Gallery, London, UK
  04 Sep 1985 to 23 Sep 1985
2. Barbara Gladstone Gallery, New York, USA
3. Anish Kapoor, Kunsthalle, Basel, Switzerland
  06 Oct 1985 to 10 Nov 1985
1986
1. Anish Kapoor, Kunstnernes Hus, Oslo, Norway
2. Anish Kapoor, Stedelijk Van Abbemuseum, Eindhoven, Netherlands
  03 May 1986 to 08 Jun 1986
3. Anish Kapoor: Recent Sculpture and Drawings, University Gallery, Fine Arts Center, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts, USA
  01 Nov 1986 to 14 Dec 1986
1987
1. Anish Kapoor: Works on Paper, Museum of Modern Art, Brisbane, Australia
2. Anish Kapoor: Works on Paper, Ray Hughes Gallery, Sydney, Australia
1988
1. Lisson Gallery, London, UK
  11 Apr 1988 to 07 May 1988
1989
1. Barbara Gladstone Gallery, New York, USA
  01 Apr 1989 to 29 Apr 1989
2. Void Field, Lisson Gallery, London, UK
  01 Dec 1989 to 04 Jan 1990
3. Kohji Ogura Gallery in collaboration with Lisson Gallery, Nagoya, Japan
  09 Sep 1989 to 14 Oct 1989
1990
1. Le Magasin, Centre National d'Art Contemporain in collaboration with the British Council, Grenoble, France
2. Drawings, Barbara Gladstone Gallery, New York, USA
  18 Sep 1990 to 06 Oct 1990
3. Anish Kapoor, XLIV Biennale di Venezia, Organised by British Council, British Pavilion, Venice, Italy
  27 May 1990 to 30 Oct 1990
4. Drawings, Tate Gallery, London, UK
  03 Oct 1990 to 10 Feb 1991
1991
1. Kunstverein Hannover, in collaboration with British Council, Hannover, Germany
  10 May 1991 to 14 Jun 1991
2. The 6th Japan Ushimado International Art Festival, Ushimado, Japan
3. Palacio de Velazquez, Centro de Arte Reina Sofia in collaboration with British Council, Madrid, Spain
  02 Feb 1991 to 17 Apr 1991
1992
1. Galeria Soledad Lorenzo, Madrid, Spain
  28 Apr 1992 to 30 May 1992
2. San Diego Museum of Contemporary Art, La Jolla, USA
  01 Feb 1992 to 05 Jul 1992
3. Stuart Regen Gallery, Los Angeles, USA
1993
1. Barbara Gladstone Gallery, New York, USA
  27 Nov 1993 to 15 Jan 1994
2. Lisson Gallery, London, U.K.
  16 Apr 1993 to 20 May 1993
3. Anish Kapoor, Tel Aviv Museum of Art, Tel Aviv, Israel
  02 Sep 1993 to 06 Nov 1993
4. The National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, Canada
  18 Jun 1993
5. Des Moines Art Center, Des Moines, Iowa, USA
  30 Jan 1993 to 25 Apr 1993
6. Sculptures, Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac, Paris, France
1994
1. Ljublijana Museum of Modern Art, Ljublijana, Slovenia
  13 May 1994 to 12 Jun 1994
2. Echo, Kohji Ogura Gallery in cooperation with the Lisson Gallery, Nagoya, Japan
  21 Sep 1994 to 29 Oct 1994

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1974
1. Art into Landscape 1, Serpentine Gallery, London, UK
  21 Sep 1974 to 20 Oct 1974
1975
1. Young Contemporaries, Royal Academy of Art, London, UK
1978
1. Northern Young Contemporaries, Whitworth Art Gallery, Manchester, UK
1979
1. Whitechapel Open, Whitechapel Art Gallery, London, UK
2. Tolly Cobbold: Eastern Arts, 2nd National Exhibition, Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, UK
1980
1. New Sculpture, Midland Group Gallery, Nottingham, UK
1981
1. Objects & Sculpture: Richard Deacon, Antony Gormley, Anish Kapoor, Peter Randall-Page, Arnolfini Gallery, Bristol, UK
2. Summer Show, Serpentie Gallery, London, UK
  21 Sep 1981 to 11 Oct 1981
3. British Sculpture in the 20th Century, Part -2: Symbol and Imagination 1951-80, Whitechapel Art Gallery, London, UK
  27 Nov 1981 to 24 Jan 1982
4. Objects & Sculpture: Richard Deacon, Antony Gormley, Anish Kapoor, Peter Randall-Page, Institute of Contemporary Art, London, UK
5. British Sculpture in the 20th Century: Part -1, Whitechapel Art Gallery, London, UK
1982
1. Prefiguration, Centre d'Art Contemporain, Chambéry, France
2. Englische Plastik Heute/British Sculpture Now, Kunstmuseum Luzern, Lucerne, Switzerland
3. Aperto '82, XL Venice Biennale, Venice, Italy
4. XII Paris Biennale, Paris, France
  02 Oct 1982 to 14 Nov 1982
5. London / New York 1982, Lisson Gallery, London, UK
6. India: Myth and Reality, Museum of Modern Art, Oxford, UK
7. Objects and Figures: New Sculpture in Britain, Fruitmarket Gallery, Edinburgh, Scotland
1983
1. The Sculpture Show, Organised by the Arts Council of Great Britain, Hayward gallery & Serpentine Gallery, London, UK
2. Sculpture 1983, Van Krimpen Gallery, Amsterdam, Netherlands
  28 May 1983 to 25 Jun 1983
3. Beelden/Sculpture 1983, Rotterdam Arts Council, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
  13 May 1983 to 22 Jun 1983
4. Douceur de l'Avant-Garde, C'est Rien de le Dire, Rennes, France
  07 Jan 1983 to 29 Jan 1983
5. Figures and Objects, John Hansard Gallery, Southampton, England, UK
6. La Trottola di Sirio, Organised by The British Council, Centro d'Arte Contemporanea, Siracusa, Italy
  29 Jan 1983 to 26 Mar 1983
7. Tema Celeste, Museo Civico d'Arte Contemporanea, Gibellina, Italy
  22 Jan 1983 to 30 Mar 1983
8. Eros Mythos Ironie, Neue Galerie, Graz, Austria
  17 Sep 1983 to 23 Oct 1983
9. Constellazione, Galleria Giorgio Persano, Turin, Italy
10. Finland Biennale, Helsinki, Finland
11. New Art, Tate Gallery, London, UK
  14 Sep 1983 to 23 Oct 1983
12. Transformations : New Sculpture from Britain, Organised by The British Council, XVII Biennale de Sao Paulo, Brazil
  14 Oct 1983 to 18 Dec 1983
1984
1. Transformations : New Sculpture from Britain, Organised by The British Council, Museu de Arte Moderna, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
  20 Jan 1984 to 20 Feb 1984
2. Transformations : New Sculpture from Britain, Organised by The British Council, Museo de Arte Moderna, Maxico City, U.S.A.
  15 Mar 1984 to 15 May 1984
3. Transformations : New Sculpture from Britain, Organised by The British Council, Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, Lisboa, Portugal
4. An International Survey of Recent painting and Sculpture, Museum of Modern Art, New York, USA
  17 May 1984 to 19 Aug 1984
5. Anish Kapoor and Bill Woodrow, Galeries Paul Maenz, Cologne, Germany
  06 Jun 1984 to 30 Jun 1984
6. ROSC 84, The Guinness Hop Store, Dublin, Ireland
7. The British Art Show: Old Allegiances & New Directions 1979 - 1984, Organised by The Art Council of Great Britain, Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery, Birmingham, UK
  02 Nov 1984 to 22 Dec 1984
1985
1. The British Art Show: Old Allegiances & New Directions 1979 - 1984, Organised by The Art Council of Great Britain, Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh, UK
  19 Jan 1985 to 24 Feb 1985
2. The British Art Show: Old Allegiances & New Directions 1979 - 1984, Organised by The Art Council of Great Britain, Mappin Art Gallery, Sheffield, UK
  16 Mar 1985 to 04 May 1985
3. The British Art Show: Old Allegiances & New Directions 1979 - 1984, Organised by The Art Council of Great Britain, Southampton Art Gallery, Southampton, UK
  18 May 1985 to 30 Jun 1985

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Chronicled Highlights 111990 – 2024

Anish Kapoor was born in 1954 in Bombay, Maharashtra, India.

1990

Public Auction HighSculpture

Sotheby's · Contemporary Art: Evening AuctionLondon · 17 October 2008

In 2008, the artist achieved a new high in the auction market with the sale of Untitled (1990), offered in the Contemporary Art: Evening Auction by Sotheby's, which concluded on 17 October 2008 at London, achieving a sale price of ₹3,25,03,543 ($667,698). This record marked a defining moment in the artist's market history, reflecting both the significance of the artwork and its reception within the broader art world.

Kapoor, Anish (Artist). Untitled, 1990 | Sculpture

Selling price

INR3,25,03,543

10% above high estimate

Estimate

INR 2,10,92,500 – 2,95,29,500

Medium

pigment on fiberglass

Dimensions

53 × 53 × 30.1 in (135 × 135 × 77 cm)

Lot

29 · So.Lon/17.10.08

Research Categories

02Modern and Contemporary Indian Fine Arts

1997

Public Auction HighSculpture

Sotheby's · Contemporary Art: Including Arab And Iranian ArtLondon · 16 October 2009

In 2009, the artist achieved a new high in the auction market with the sale of Untitled (1997), offered in the Contemporary Art: Including Arab And Iranian Art by Sotheby's, which concluded on 16 October 2009 at London, achieving a sale price of ₹6,22,50,010 ($1,345,364). This record marked a defining moment in the artist's market history, reflecting both the significance of the artwork and its reception within the broader art world.

Kapoor, Anish (Artist). Untitled, 1997 | Sculpture

Selling price

INR6,22,50,010

3% above high estimate

Estimate

INR 4,52,58,000 – 6,03,44,000

Medium

Polished Stainless steel

Dimensions

98.4 × 98.4 × 23.6 in (250 × 250 × 60 cm)

Lot

119 · So.Lon/16.10.09

Research Categories

02Modern and Contemporary Indian Fine Arts

2000

Public Auction HighPainting

Christie's · South Asian Modern and Contemporary ArtNew York · 20 September 2007

In 2007, the artist achieved a new high in the auction market with the sale of Untitled (2000), offered in the South Asian Modern and Contemporary Art by Christie's, which concluded on 20 September 2007 at New York, achieving a sale price of ₹20,51,374 ($51,400). This record marked a defining moment in the artist's market history, reflecting both the significance of the artwork and its reception within the broader art world.

Kapoor, Anish (Artist). Untitled, 2000 | Painting

Selling price

INR20,51,374

3% above high estimate

Estimate

INR 13,96,850 – 19,95,500

Rate per sq in

INR 3,971

Medium

Watercolour on paper

Dimensions

19.9 × 26 in (51 × 66 cm)

Lot

56 · Ch.NeY/20.09.07

2000

Literary ReferenceSculpture

Phillips de Pury · 20th Century & Contemporary Art & Design: Day SaleHong Kong · 21 June 2022

In music, light blue is like a flute, dark blue like a cello, and when still darker, it becomes a wonderful double bass. The deepest and most serene form of blue may be compared to the deep notes of an organ.

Kapoor, Anish (Artist). Untitled, 2000 | Sculpture

Selling price

INR4,01,30,496

6% above high estimate

Estimate

INR 2,78,68,400 – 3,78,21,400

Medium

Stainless steel and lacquer

Dimensions

47.2 × 47.2 × 9.3 in (120 × 120 × 24 cm)

Lot

158 · PdP.HoK/21.06.22

Research Categories

02Modern and Contemporary Indian Fine Arts

2003

Public Auction HighSculpture

Sotheby's · Contemporary ArtDoha · 18 March 2009

In 2009, the artist achieved a new high in the auction market with the sale of Untitled (2003), offered in the Contemporary Art by Sotheby's, which concluded on 18 March 2009 at Doha, achieving a sale price of ₹5,00,40,575 ($974,500). This record marked a defining moment in the artist's market history, reflecting both the significance of the artwork and its reception within the broader art world.

Kapoor, Anish (Artist). Untitled, 2003 | Sculpture

Selling price

INR5,00,40,575

Within estimate

Estimate

INR 4,62,15,000 – 7,18,90,000

Medium

Stainless steel and paint

Dimensions

90.6 × 90.6 × 27.6 in (230 × 230 × 70 cm)

Lot

112 · So.Doh/18.03.09

Research Categories

02Modern and Contemporary Indian Fine Arts

2006

Literary ReferenceSculpture

Phillips De Pury · 20th Century & Contemporary Art: Day SaleNew York · 16 May 2023

Red is a colour of the earth, it\'s not a colour of deep space; it\'s obviously the colour of blood and body. I have a feeling that the darkness that it reveals is a much deeper and darker darkness than that of blue or black

Kapoor, Anish (Artist). Untitled, 2006 | Sculpture

Selling price

INR8,05,49,134

226% above high estimate

Estimate

INR 1,64,73,900 – 2,47,10,850

Medium

Mirrored Plexiglas and wood

Dimensions

87.5 × 82 × 21.9 in (222 × 208 × 56 cm)

Lot

352 · PdP.NeY/16.05.23

Research Categories

02Modern and Contemporary Indian Fine Arts

2011

Public Auction HighSculpture

Asta Guru · Present FutureOnline · 23 September 2022

In 2022, the artist achieved a new high in the auction market with the sale of Untitled (2011), offered in the Present Future by Asta Guru, which concluded on 23 September 2022 at Online, achieving a sale price of ₹6,95,58,792 ($859,636.69). This record marked a defining moment in the artist's market history, reflecting both the significance of the artwork and its reception within the broader art world.

Kapoor, Anish (Artist). Untitled, 2011 | Sculpture

Selling price

INR6,95,58,792

Within estimate

Estimate

INR 5,50,00,000 – 7,50,00,000

Medium

Lacquer & stainless steel

Dimensions

62.5 × 62.5 × 7.5 in (159 × 159 × 19 cm)

Lot

81 · AG.Onl/23.09.22

Research Categories

02Modern and Contemporary Indian Fine Arts

2012

Public Auction HighSculpture

Asta Guru · Contemporary Indian ArtMumbai · 09 April 2024

In 2024, the artist achieved a new high in the auction market with the sale of Untitled (2012), offered in the Contemporary Indian Art by Asta Guru, which concluded on 09 April 2024 at Mumbai, achieving a sale price of ₹9,04,07,609 ($1,086,299.59). This record marked a defining moment in the artist's market history, reflecting both the significance of the artwork and its reception within the broader art world.

Kapoor, Anish (Artist). Untitled, 2012 | Sculpture

Selling price

INR9,04,07,609

29% above high estimate

Estimate

INR 5,00,00,000 – 7,00,00,000

Medium

Stainless steel and resin

Dimensions

74.4 × 74.4 × 11.4 in (189 × 189 × 29 cm)

Lot

71 · AG.Mum/09.04.24

Provenance

Lisson Gallery, London. Property from an international collection.

Research Categories

02Modern and Contemporary Indian Fine Arts

2012

Literary ReferenceSculpture

Phillips De Pury · 20th Century & Contemporary Art: Evening SaleLondon · 13 October 2023

Bronze is the mirror of form, wine of the heart.

Kapoor, Anish (Artist). Untitled, 2012 | Sculpture

Selling price

INR8,38,03,109

3% above high estimate

Estimate

INR 6,09,10,800 – 8,12,14,400

Medium

Copper alloy and lacquer

Dimensions

63 × 63 × 11 in (160 × 160 × 28 cm)

Lot

17 · PdP.Lon/13.10.23

Provenance

Private Collection, Europe (acquired directly from the artist) Sotheby's, New York, 14 May 2014, lot 60 Acquired at the above sale by the present owner

Research Categories

02Modern and Contemporary Indian Fine Arts

2023

Featured on Auction Catalogue Cover | AG.Onl/24.09.23Auction Catalogue

Asta Guru · Present FutureMumbai · 24 September 2023

In 2023, an artwork by Anish Kapoor was featured on the cover of Asta Guru: Present Future (September 2023, Mumbai), marking a documented highlight in the artist's public and auction market visibility.

Asta Guru (Auction House). Present Future. 24 September 2023 | Auction Catalogue

Lots offered

111

Lots sold

98 · 88%

Lot

AG.Onl/24.09.23

Research Categories3

06Economics of Art & Cultural Industry 02Modern and Contemporary Indian Fine Arts 14India and her Relationship with the World

2024

Featured on Auction Catalogue Cover | AG.Mum/09.04.24Auction Catalogue

Asta Guru · Contemporary Indian ArtMumbai · 09 April 2024

In 2024, an artwork by Anish Kapoor was featured on the cover of Asta Guru: Contemporary Indian Art (April 2024, Mumbai), marking a documented highlight in the artist's public and auction market visibility.

Asta Guru (Auction House). Contemporary Indian Art. 09 April 2024 | Auction Catalogue

Lots offered

125

Lots sold

116 · 93%

Lot

AG.Mum/09.04.24

Research Categories3

06Economics of Art & Cultural Industry 02Modern and Contemporary Indian Fine Arts 14India and her Relationship with the World