Anish Kapoor (b. 1954)
Lot 274

Anish Kapoor (b. 1954)

Spire

Closed17 October 2015

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GBP 218,500

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Anish Kapoor (b. 1954)
Spire
stainless steel
44 x 48 x 48in. (111.8 x 121.9 x 121.9cm.)
Executed in 2004, this work is number three from an edition of three plus two artist’s proofs

Lisson Gallery, London.
Acquired from the above by the present owner.

Specialist note

‘Kapoor is like a modern-day Newton, using not telescopes but works of art to give the viewer a glimpse into the depths of the universe. These mirrors allow us to view the strange bending of space that only reveals itself on a cosmic scale in the comfort of Kensigton Gardems. They may seem to turn the world upside down, but that is what it really looks like out there.’
(M. du Sautoy, in A. Kapoor : Turning the world upside down in Kensington Gardens, exh. cat., Serpentine Gallery, London, 2011, p. 47)