Dimensions: object: 3150 x 2500 x 2240 mm
Copyright: © Anish Kapoor | CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0 DEED, Photo: Tate
Editor: This is Anish Kapoor’s "Ishi’s Light," a massive sculpture residing at the Tate. It's... striking, this contrast between the pale exterior and the seemingly endless black void within. What materials and processes do you think shape its meaning? Curator: Kapoor's choice of material and the labor involved are crucial. Consider the highly polished surface, the industrial precision required to create such a form, and the resources consumed. How does this meticulous crafting alter our understanding of space and perception? Editor: It's almost like he's manipulating our consumption of art, making us aware of the effort behind the illusion. Curator: Exactly! It challenges us to look beyond the aesthetic and consider the economic and social forces at play in its creation and reception.
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The distortions created by the reflective surfaces of this sculpture change our sense of space. Kapoor wanted to create the feeling of being immersed in an artwork. He named the work after his son Ishan. But he was also inspired by his experience of an abstract painting - Anna’s Light 1968 - by Barnett Newman. Kapoor wrote of it: ‘It completely surrounds and engulfs you. It astounded me that art could step out of narrative so completely; that art could seem to have nothing to say, and yet engage all the truly important things that there are to say. Of course, in talking about Newman I’m talking about myself.’ Gallery label, June 2020
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