Anish Kapoor (b. 1954)
Property from the Estate of Marcia May
Anish Kapoor (b. 1954)

1000 Names

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Anish Kapoor (b. 1954)
1000 Names
signed and dated 'Anish Kapoor 1982' (on the underside)
red pigment on gesso and wood
25 x 6 x 18 in. (63.5 x 15.2 x 45.7 cm.)
Executed in 1982.
Provenance
Lisson Gallery, London

Lot Essay

1000 Names implies that the objects are part of a much bigger whole. The objects seem to be coming out of the ground or out of the wall, the powder defining a surface, implying that there is something below the surface, like an iceberg poking out of the subconscious. (Kapoor quoted in D. Maxwell, "Anish Kapoor Interview by Douglas Maxwell," Art Monthly, London, May 1990).

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