Art Installations, Sculpture, Contemporary Art

In autumn 2010 The Royal Parks and the Serpentine Gallery presented a major exhibition of large scale outdoor sculptures by acclaimed London-based artist Anish Kapoor in Kensington Gardens.

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Anish Kapoor: "Cloud Gate", sculpture in Chicago's Millennium Park, 2004

Made up of 168 stainless steel plates welded together, its highly polished exterior has no visible seams. It is 33 by 66 by 42 feet (10 by 20 by 13 m), and weighs 110 short tons (100 t; 98 long tons).
Said to have been inspired by liquid mercury, the sculpture's surface reflects and distorts the city's skyline. Visitors are able to walk around and under Cloud Gate's 12-foot (3.7 m) high arch. On the underside is the "omphalos" (Greek for "navel"), a concave chamber that warps and multiplies reflections. The sculpture builds upon many of Kapoor's artistic themes, and is popular with tourists as a photo-taking opportunity for its unique reflective properties.

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Anish Kapoor: "Marsyas", a huge mistake in steel and PVC installed at the Tate Modern and London, 2002.

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