The Sculptor Anish Kapoor @ The New York Public Library 11 / 15 / 11

The renowned sculptor Anish Kapoor at the New York Public Library for the Rolex Arts Weekend. Mr. Kapoor was the first living British artist to take over the Royal Academy in 2009. The show attracted 275,000 visitors, making it the most successful exhibition ever by a living artist in London. In 2010, Kapoor retrospective exhibitions were held at the National Gallery of Modern Art (NGMA) in New Delhi and Mumbai’s Mehboob Studio, the first showcase of his work in the country of his birth. In 2011 Kapoor has had a solo touring exhibition with the Arts Council, part of their “Flashback ” series of shows. In May he exhibited “Leviathan” at the Grand Palais, and two con-current shows in Milan at the Rotunda di via Basana and Fabbric de Vappore.