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Anish Kapoor: Early Works
Showcasing Anish Kapoor鈥檚 rarely seen pigment sculptures from the 1970s and 1980s, this exhibition marks the first U.S. museum presentation dedicated to the artist鈥檚 early work.
On view at the Jewish Museum from October 24, 2025 through February 1, 2026, Anish Kapoor: Early Works presents rarely seen works from the trailblazing artist, highlighting Kapoor鈥檚 striking pigment sculptures, along with works on paper and the artist鈥檚 sketchbooks.
Through some 55 works鈥攕culptures, drawings, and goaches鈥擡arly Works foregrounds Kapoor鈥檚 early and ongoing investigations of the boundaries of sculpture, color, and form. Displaying the artist鈥檚 pigment sculptures in richly hued and evocative groupings, along with select examples of his more recent sculptures created with Vantablack, a nanotechnological substance that absorbs nearly all light, the exhibition showcases Kapoor鈥檚 masterful play with perception, drawing on the psychic effects of color鈥攁nd its absence鈥攁s well as the allure of objects that appear to defy their own material nature.
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Showcasing Anish Kapoor鈥檚 rarely seen pigment sculptures from the 1970s and 1980s, this exhibition marks the first U.S. museum presentation dedicated to the artist鈥檚 early work.
On view at the Jewish Museum from October 24, 2025 through February 1, 2026, Anish Kapoor: Early Works presents rarely seen works from the trailblazing artist, highlighting Kapoor鈥檚 striking pigment sculptures, along with works on paper and the artist鈥檚 sketchbooks.
Through some 55 works鈥攕culptures, drawings, and goaches鈥擡arly Works foregrounds Kapoor鈥檚 early and ongoing investigations of the boundaries of sculpture, color, and form. Displaying the artist鈥檚 pigment sculptures in richly hued and evocative groupings, along with select examples of his more recent sculptures created with Vantablack, a nanotechnological substance that absorbs nearly all light, the exhibition showcases Kapoor鈥檚 masterful play with perception, drawing on the psychic effects of color鈥攁nd its absence鈥攁s well as the allure of objects that appear to defy their own material nature.
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