Anish Kapoor

Sculptor

Birthday March 12, 1954

Birth Sign Pisces

Birthplace India

Age 70 years old

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About

Known for works like Cloud Gate in Chicago and Sky Mirror in New York, he won the Premio Duemila Prize in 1990 and the Turner Prize in 1991.

Before Fame

He moved to London in the early 1970s and attended the Chelsea School of Art and Design.

Trivia

His 115-metre-high sculpture ArcelorMittal Orbit was commissioned as a permanent artwork for Olympic Park.

Family Life

His brother is the famous academic Ilan Kapoor.

Associated With

He exhibited a collaborative sculpture with Salman Rushdie called Blood Relations at the Brighton Festival in 2009.