British, Indian · b. 1954
Kapoor's sculptures operate at the extremes of scale and material, from deep concave voids and polished mirror surfaces to vast accumulations of wax and pigment. Born in Mumbai and based in London, his work consistently destabilises conventional perception, including his immense public piece Cloud Gate in Chicago.
Photo: David Anstiss / CC BY-SA 2.0
2012 · Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, London
At 114 metres, the UK's largest public artwork coils above the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in Stratford. Kapoor's twisting red lattice tower houses the world's longest tunnel slide and an observation deck.
Photo: Reading Tom / CC BY 2.0
2010 · Middlehaven Dock, Middlesbrough
A 50-metre steel mesh bowl suspended between twin masts on Middlesbrough's post-industrial waterfront. Its vast scale evokes containment and the sacred — the first in a planned series of Tees Valley commissions.
