Shooting Into the Corner
To Reflect an Intimate Part of The RedNew Delhi: Ministry of Culture, Government of India and National Gallery of Modern Art, New Delhi, British Council and Lisson Gallery, in association with Louis Vuitton are pleased to present an exhibition of works by world renowned artist Anish Kapoor in Delhi and Mumbai in November 2010.
Kapoor’s unique style and Indian heritage have combined to make him one of the most engaging and distinctive artists in the world and the exhibition will be the first ever showcase of his work in the country of his birth. The exhibition will be organised over two sites in New Delhi and Mumbai and is the largest and most ambitious exhibition project ever to be developed on Kapoor’s work.
It will feature a selection of sculptures and installations which span the breadth of the artist’s career, from his early pigment-based sculptures of the 1980s right through to his most recent wax installations.
The exhibitions will be displayed in two venues: the newly renovated NGMA, New Delhi (Anish Kapoor show will be the first major exhibition to be held in the gallery’s newly constructed Exhibition Hall); and the Mehboob film studios, Bandra, Mumbai.
Each exhibition will focus on a different strand of Kapoor’s practice, with each show complementing the other to form an overall picture of the diversity and energy within his oeuvre. Both exhibitions will feature works which were included in the recent, record-breaking exhibition of Kapoor’s work at the Royal Academy, London, which attracted over 275,000 visitors in less than three months.
Ruth Gee, Regional Director British Council says, “Art is food for the mind. Anish Kapoor’s work provides intellectual stimulation and visual delight. We are delighted to have played a part in creating this milestone exhibition in Delhi and Mumbai. It is a proud moment in our cultural relationship with India”.
“I am delighted that what we had been dreaming of since the past nine years has finally fructified. The Anish Kapoor exhibition is one of the largest projects we are doing since the Picasso exhibition in 2001, not just in its scale of the actual works, but also in terms of the international stature of the artist, including partnerships amongst various organisations, and its outreach,” Prof. Rajeev Lochan, Director of the NGMA says.
“It is indeed a proud moment to be able to celebrate the works of Anish Kaopor, world renowned artist, in the country of his origin. I am sure that large audiences will not only be greatly benefited by the visual treat, but the thought provoking forms and feelings will give a new relevance to what is contemporary in art. That is precisely what the NGMA stands for. We are very thankful to our partners- the Anish Kapoor studio, and the British Council, and to the Ministry of Culture to support us in making this a reality,” he adds.
Anish Kapoor has been based in London since 1973, when he left India to pursue his art education in London, firstly at the Hornsey College of Art (1973-77) and then at Chelsea School of Art (1977-78). Kapoor quickly gained recognition as an artist with a unique style and character, and his use of new and unusual materials (such as the brightly coloured pigments which he began using following a visit to India in 1979), coupled with a new, non-Western visual language helped to situate him as one of the most vibrant and unique sculptors working in the UK. By 1985, only seven years after graduating from Chelsea College of Art, Kapoor had produced solo shows for major galleries in Paris, London, Rotterdam, Liverpool, Lyon, New York and Basel and his notoriety on the world stage continued to expand. In 1990, Kapoor was awarded the prestigious Turner Prize and in 1991, he was selected to represent Britain at the Venice Biennale, where he was awarded the Premio Duemila prize for the best exhibition. His latest commission is to design the spectacular new public attraction in the Olympic Park.
The Anish Kapoor exhibitions will coincide with the India Art Summit, which runs from 20-23 January 2011, and attracts approximately 40,000 visitors annually.
Delhi
Opening 27 November
Exhibition runs 28 November - 27 February 2011
National Gallery of Modern Art, Jaipur House, India Gate, New Delhi 110 003
Open Tuesday - Sunday from 10am to 5pm, except Thursday until 8pm. Closed on Mondays and National Holidays
Entrance fees: Indian: Rs: 10 / Foreign National: Rs: 150 / Student/Child: Rs: 1
Mumbai
Opening 29 November
Exhibition runs 30 November - 16 January 2011
Mehboob Studios, 100 Hill Road, Bandra (W), Mumbai 400 050
Opens daily from 9am to 9pm; FREE ENTRY although booking required
Anish Kapoor
Anish Kapoor was born in Bombay in 1954 and left India in 1973 when he studied at Hornsey College of Art and Chelsea School of Art Design. He is widely regarded as one of the world’s most distinguished and significant contemporary artists. has lived in London since the early 70’s.
One of the world's most distinguished contemporary artists, Turner Prize winning Anish Kapoor studied in London, where he is now based. He is well known for his use of rich pigment and imposing, yet popular works, such as the vast, fleshy and trumpet-like Marsyas, which filled the Tate's Turbine Hall as part of the Unilever Series, the giant reflecting, pod like sculpture Cloud Gate in Chicago's Millennium Park and his recent record breaking show at the Royal Academy, the most successful exhibition ever presented by a contemporary artist in London.
Over the past twenty years he has exhibited extensively in London and all over the world. His solo shows have included venues such as Kunsthalle Basel, Tate Gallery and Hayward Gallery in London, Reina Sofia in Madrid, CAPC in Bordeaux and most recently Haus der Kunst in Munich. He has also participated internationally in many group shows including the Whitechapel Art Gallery, The Royal Academy and Serpentine Gallery in London, Documenta IX in Kassel, Moderna Museet in Stockholm and Jeu de Paume and Centre Georges Pompidou in Paris.
Anish Kapoor was awarded the ‘Premio Duemila’ at the Venice Biennale in 1990, the Turner Prize Award in 1991 and was awarded an Honorary Fellowship at the London Institute in 1997 and a CBE in 2003. He is represented by the Lisson Gallery, London, Barbara Gladstone Gallery, New York and Galleria Continua and Galleria Massimo Minini, Italy.
1954 Born, Bombay, India
1977-78 Chelsea School of Art, London
1990 Awarded ‘Premio Duemila’ at the Venice Biennale
1991 Turner Prize Award
1997 Awarded Honorary Doctorate at the London Institute
2001 Awarded an Honorary Fellowship at Royal Institute of British Architecture
2003 Awarded CBE.
2010 Commissioned to Design Iconic Visitor Attraction At Olympic Park
Anish Kapoor’s latest commission is to design the spectacular new public attraction for London 2012 Olympic Park entitled ‘The ArcelorMittal Orbit’. The Mayor of London Boris Johnson and the Olympics Minister Tessa Jowell agreed the commission in partnership with steel magnate Mr. Lakshmi Mittal. The breathtaking sculpture that will be 22m taller than the Statue of Liberty – thought to be the tallest in the UK - will consist of a continuous looping lattice of tubular steel.
Ministry of Culture, Government of India
The Ministry of Culture of the Government of India aims to protect, conserve and propagate the rich cultural heritage of India by supporting and sustaining cultural creativity and its multiple expressions, as a unifying factor within diversity.
The wide functional spectrum of the ministry ranges from generating cultural awareness at the grassroots levels to promoting cultural exchanges at an international level.
To fulfill its mission a wide range of services are provided by the Ministry through a large number of institutions and organizations throughout the country.
The aspects of tangible and intangible heritage are given equal importance. Tangible heritage includes the protection of monuments of national importance, archaeological sites, and the national and regional museums.
Most of the important museums in the country are under the administrative control of the Ministry. Museums reforms have vastly changed the quality of the museum experience for visitors promoted high level research and exchange programmes, upgraded systems, displays and accessibility.
To underscore its presence of the international shape and the popularity of Indian culture, Festivals of India are organized at regular intervals in different locales. Cultural agreements have been signed with 125 countries and cultural exchange programmes with around 90 countries.
Through these activities and their appeal Indian art and culture have found a unique place in the mindscape of the cognoscente of the Ministry has entered into a British Museum to mount a Mega-Exhibition of Anish Kapoor at the NGMA, which is the first of its kind in the country. It will be path breaking in many senses and open the door to many initiatives with a very wide out reach and draw accolades the world over.
National Gallery of Modern Art
The National Gallery of Modern Art (NGMA) was established in 1954 in Delhi. NGMA seeks to create sensitivity, awareness and understanding among the public towards India’s expressions, specially the contemporary idiom. Its role is primarily as a repository of modern and contemporary visual, plastic and new media arts. However, it is also committed to the goal, preserve and document the best of Indian Art practices. Its exhibitions are aimed at audiences of a wide cross section of society in art.
The NGMA’s task is particularly significant because of the distinctive character of Indian modernity. Uniquely positioned, it showcases a power synthesis of western aesthetic sensibilities with contemporary expressions of Indian culture, utilizing different mediums. NGMA has its regional Centers at Mumbai and Bangaluru.
NGMA is administered by the Ministry of Culture, Government of India. Located at India Gate, in the heart of the capital, its 8 acres of prime space is an advantage few museums of modern art the world over have. A major expansion programme was undertaken in this decade and a new wing has been added in 2009, nearly six times the floor area. The three blocks of the new wing together with the old Jaipur House (now a heritage building) create a number of outdoor display spaces, courtyards and sculpture gardens of varying shapes and sizes.
Exhibition of Modern and Contemporary Indian Art from NGMA collection have travelled recently to Japan, China and Korea. It has mounted exhibitions with important art works from France, UK, Columbia, Bhutan.
NGMA is the partner for the important, unique and first-ever show of Anish Kapoor. Through historic events such as this, it reaffirms its destination for the finest of contemporary art that enrich life experiences through interweaving of finest sensibilities.
British Council India
The British Council is the United Kingdom's international organisation for educational opportunities and cultural relations. Its purpose is to build mutually beneficial relationships between people in the UK and other countries and to increase appreciation of the UK's creative ideas and achievements.
The British Council was invited by India’s first Prime Minister Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru to open its first centre. In more than 60 years since then the British Council has worked closely with Indian institutions and partners to deliver a mutually beneficial programme and projects for Indian audiences. Its shared history allows it a measure of trust and confidence in the relationship and this was further strengthened during the visit of the British Prime Minister David Cameron in July 2010. One of the key outcomes of that visit was to sign the first ever cultural agreement between the UK and India.
The new cultural agreement between Britain and India will lead to closer co-operation on culture, media and sport. The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed by the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport Jeremy Hunt and Jawhar Sircar from the Indian Ministry of Culture, in the presence of Prime Minister David Cameron and the Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.
The signing of the MoU in Delhi will give a boost to cultural exchanges between the UK and India and will lead to an extensive programme of activity in both countries over the next five years.
Among the commitments laid out in the MoU are:
- To develop an active programme of cultural exchanges in each country;
- To facilitate exchanges of exhibitions and reciprocal visits;
- To collaborate on skills sharing, digitizing missing parts in libraries and archives to bring together collections;
- To facilitate exchange of best practice within media, broadcasting and information services; and
- To encourage contacts between sporting organisations of both countries and the co-operation and exchanges in the hosting of major international sporting events.
Kapoor’s unique style and Indian heritage have combined to make him one of the most engaging and distinctive artists in the world and the exhibition will be the first ever showcase of his work in the country of his birth. The exhibition will be organised over two sites in New Delhi and Mumbai and is the largest and most ambitious exhibition project ever to be developed on Kapoor’s work.
It will feature a selection of sculptures and installations which span the breadth of the artist’s career, from his early pigment-based sculptures of the 1980s right through to his most recent wax installations.
The exhibitions will be displayed in two venues: the newly renovated NGMA, New Delhi (Anish Kapoor show will be the first major exhibition to be held in the gallery’s newly constructed Exhibition Hall); and the Mehboob film studios, Bandra, Mumbai.
Each exhibition will focus on a different strand of Kapoor’s practice, with each show complementing the other to form an overall picture of the diversity and energy within his oeuvre. Both exhibitions will feature works which were included in the recent, record-breaking exhibition of Kapoor’s work at the Royal Academy, London, which attracted over 275,000 visitors in less than three months.
Ruth Gee, Regional Director British Council says, “Art is food for the mind. Anish Kapoor’s work provides intellectual stimulation and visual delight. We are delighted to have played a part in creating this milestone exhibition in Delhi and Mumbai. It is a proud moment in our cultural relationship with India”.
“I am delighted that what we had been dreaming of since the past nine years has finally fructified. The Anish Kapoor exhibition is one of the largest projects we are doing since the Picasso exhibition in 2001, not just in its scale of the actual works, but also in terms of the international stature of the artist, including partnerships amongst various organisations, and its outreach,” Prof. Rajeev Lochan, Director of the NGMA says.
“It is indeed a proud moment to be able to celebrate the works of Anish Kaopor, world renowned artist, in the country of his origin. I am sure that large audiences will not only be greatly benefited by the visual treat, but the thought provoking forms and feelings will give a new relevance to what is contemporary in art. That is precisely what the NGMA stands for. We are very thankful to our partners- the Anish Kapoor studio, and the British Council, and to the Ministry of Culture to support us in making this a reality,” he adds.
Anish Kapoor has been based in London since 1973, when he left India to pursue his art education in London, firstly at the Hornsey College of Art (1973-77) and then at Chelsea School of Art (1977-78). Kapoor quickly gained recognition as an artist with a unique style and character, and his use of new and unusual materials (such as the brightly coloured pigments which he began using following a visit to India in 1979), coupled with a new, non-Western visual language helped to situate him as one of the most vibrant and unique sculptors working in the UK. By 1985, only seven years after graduating from Chelsea College of Art, Kapoor had produced solo shows for major galleries in Paris, London, Rotterdam, Liverpool, Lyon, New York and Basel and his notoriety on the world stage continued to expand. In 1990, Kapoor was awarded the prestigious Turner Prize and in 1991, he was selected to represent Britain at the Venice Biennale, where he was awarded the Premio Duemila prize for the best exhibition. His latest commission is to design the spectacular new public attraction in the Olympic Park.
The Anish Kapoor exhibitions will coincide with the India Art Summit, which runs from 20-23 January 2011, and attracts approximately 40,000 visitors annually.
Delhi
Opening 27 November
Exhibition runs 28 November - 27 February 2011
National Gallery of Modern Art, Jaipur House, India Gate, New Delhi 110 003
Open Tuesday - Sunday from 10am to 5pm, except Thursday until 8pm. Closed on Mondays and National Holidays
Entrance fees: Indian: Rs: 10 / Foreign National: Rs: 150 / Student/Child: Rs: 1
Mumbai
Opening 29 November
Exhibition runs 30 November - 16 January 2011
Mehboob Studios, 100 Hill Road, Bandra (W), Mumbai 400 050
Opens daily from 9am to 9pm; FREE ENTRY although booking required
Anish Kapoor
Anish Kapoor was born in Bombay in 1954 and left India in 1973 when he studied at Hornsey College of Art and Chelsea School of Art Design. He is widely regarded as one of the world’s most distinguished and significant contemporary artists. has lived in London since the early 70’s.
One of the world's most distinguished contemporary artists, Turner Prize winning Anish Kapoor studied in London, where he is now based. He is well known for his use of rich pigment and imposing, yet popular works, such as the vast, fleshy and trumpet-like Marsyas, which filled the Tate's Turbine Hall as part of the Unilever Series, the giant reflecting, pod like sculpture Cloud Gate in Chicago's Millennium Park and his recent record breaking show at the Royal Academy, the most successful exhibition ever presented by a contemporary artist in London.
Over the past twenty years he has exhibited extensively in London and all over the world. His solo shows have included venues such as Kunsthalle Basel, Tate Gallery and Hayward Gallery in London, Reina Sofia in Madrid, CAPC in Bordeaux and most recently Haus der Kunst in Munich. He has also participated internationally in many group shows including the Whitechapel Art Gallery, The Royal Academy and Serpentine Gallery in London, Documenta IX in Kassel, Moderna Museet in Stockholm and Jeu de Paume and Centre Georges Pompidou in Paris.
Anish Kapoor was awarded the ‘Premio Duemila’ at the Venice Biennale in 1990, the Turner Prize Award in 1991 and was awarded an Honorary Fellowship at the London Institute in 1997 and a CBE in 2003. He is represented by the Lisson Gallery, London, Barbara Gladstone Gallery, New York and Galleria Continua and Galleria Massimo Minini, Italy.
1954 Born, Bombay, India
1977-78 Chelsea School of Art, London
1990 Awarded ‘Premio Duemila’ at the Venice Biennale
1991 Turner Prize Award
1997 Awarded Honorary Doctorate at the London Institute
2001 Awarded an Honorary Fellowship at Royal Institute of British Architecture
2003 Awarded CBE.
2010 Commissioned to Design Iconic Visitor Attraction At Olympic Park
Anish Kapoor’s latest commission is to design the spectacular new public attraction for London 2012 Olympic Park entitled ‘The ArcelorMittal Orbit’. The Mayor of London Boris Johnson and the Olympics Minister Tessa Jowell agreed the commission in partnership with steel magnate Mr. Lakshmi Mittal. The breathtaking sculpture that will be 22m taller than the Statue of Liberty – thought to be the tallest in the UK - will consist of a continuous looping lattice of tubular steel.
Ministry of Culture, Government of India
The Ministry of Culture of the Government of India aims to protect, conserve and propagate the rich cultural heritage of India by supporting and sustaining cultural creativity and its multiple expressions, as a unifying factor within diversity.
The wide functional spectrum of the ministry ranges from generating cultural awareness at the grassroots levels to promoting cultural exchanges at an international level.
To fulfill its mission a wide range of services are provided by the Ministry through a large number of institutions and organizations throughout the country.
The aspects of tangible and intangible heritage are given equal importance. Tangible heritage includes the protection of monuments of national importance, archaeological sites, and the national and regional museums.
Most of the important museums in the country are under the administrative control of the Ministry. Museums reforms have vastly changed the quality of the museum experience for visitors promoted high level research and exchange programmes, upgraded systems, displays and accessibility.
To underscore its presence of the international shape and the popularity of Indian culture, Festivals of India are organized at regular intervals in different locales. Cultural agreements have been signed with 125 countries and cultural exchange programmes with around 90 countries.
Through these activities and their appeal Indian art and culture have found a unique place in the mindscape of the cognoscente of the Ministry has entered into a British Museum to mount a Mega-Exhibition of Anish Kapoor at the NGMA, which is the first of its kind in the country. It will be path breaking in many senses and open the door to many initiatives with a very wide out reach and draw accolades the world over.
National Gallery of Modern Art
The National Gallery of Modern Art (NGMA) was established in 1954 in Delhi. NGMA seeks to create sensitivity, awareness and understanding among the public towards India’s expressions, specially the contemporary idiom. Its role is primarily as a repository of modern and contemporary visual, plastic and new media arts. However, it is also committed to the goal, preserve and document the best of Indian Art practices. Its exhibitions are aimed at audiences of a wide cross section of society in art.
The NGMA’s task is particularly significant because of the distinctive character of Indian modernity. Uniquely positioned, it showcases a power synthesis of western aesthetic sensibilities with contemporary expressions of Indian culture, utilizing different mediums. NGMA has its regional Centers at Mumbai and Bangaluru.
NGMA is administered by the Ministry of Culture, Government of India. Located at India Gate, in the heart of the capital, its 8 acres of prime space is an advantage few museums of modern art the world over have. A major expansion programme was undertaken in this decade and a new wing has been added in 2009, nearly six times the floor area. The three blocks of the new wing together with the old Jaipur House (now a heritage building) create a number of outdoor display spaces, courtyards and sculpture gardens of varying shapes and sizes.
Exhibition of Modern and Contemporary Indian Art from NGMA collection have travelled recently to Japan, China and Korea. It has mounted exhibitions with important art works from France, UK, Columbia, Bhutan.
NGMA is the partner for the important, unique and first-ever show of Anish Kapoor. Through historic events such as this, it reaffirms its destination for the finest of contemporary art that enrich life experiences through interweaving of finest sensibilities.
British Council India
The British Council is the United Kingdom's international organisation for educational opportunities and cultural relations. Its purpose is to build mutually beneficial relationships between people in the UK and other countries and to increase appreciation of the UK's creative ideas and achievements.
The British Council was invited by India’s first Prime Minister Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru to open its first centre. In more than 60 years since then the British Council has worked closely with Indian institutions and partners to deliver a mutually beneficial programme and projects for Indian audiences. Its shared history allows it a measure of trust and confidence in the relationship and this was further strengthened during the visit of the British Prime Minister David Cameron in July 2010. One of the key outcomes of that visit was to sign the first ever cultural agreement between the UK and India.
The new cultural agreement between Britain and India will lead to closer co-operation on culture, media and sport. The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed by the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport Jeremy Hunt and Jawhar Sircar from the Indian Ministry of Culture, in the presence of Prime Minister David Cameron and the Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.
The signing of the MoU in Delhi will give a boost to cultural exchanges between the UK and India and will lead to an extensive programme of activity in both countries over the next five years.
Among the commitments laid out in the MoU are:
- To develop an active programme of cultural exchanges in each country;
- To facilitate exchanges of exhibitions and reciprocal visits;
- To collaborate on skills sharing, digitizing missing parts in libraries and archives to bring together collections;
- To facilitate exchange of best practice within media, broadcasting and information services; and
- To encourage contacts between sporting organisations of both countries and the co-operation and exchanges in the hosting of major international sporting events.
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