Anish Kapoor

Lisson Gallery, London
Galería Carreras Múgica, Bilbao
Private Collection, Bilbao
Eykyn Maclean, London
Private Collection, United States

Museo de Bellas Artes de Bilbao, Extended Loan, 2007

This work is in excellent and sound condition overall. The surface irregularities on the exterior surface of the work are inherent to the artist’s working method and chosen medium. Under close inspection there is evidence of some minor dust accumulations within the recesses of the exterior surface of the work. There is evidence of stable hairline cracking to several areas on the front surface of the sculpture, which are most likely inherent to the artist’s working method and chosen medium.
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"With this work, the artist deploys his iconic use of elemental matter, in this case a massive slab of Italian alabaster, to address signature themes of duality—such as absence versus presence, spirit versus body, invisible versus visible, and illusory versus tangible—as well as the physical opposition between the convex and the concave. With the void in particular, Kapoor returns to one of the oldest and most universal artistic subjects: the womb as the nexus of creation and regeneration." 

Mieshe Shih, "Anish Kapoor," Guggenheim Online, 2010