Anish Kapoor PUNKT 0 - Gallery F 15
- Submitting institution
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Manchester Metropolitan University
- Unit of assessment
- 32 - Art and Design: History, Practice and Theory
- Output identifier
- 241673
- Type
- M - Exhibition
- Venue(s)
- Galleri F15, Norway
- Open access status
- Out of scope for open access requirements
- Month of first exhibition
- June
- Year of first exhibition
- 2019
- URL
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- Supplementary information
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- Output has been delayed by COVID-19
- No
- COVID-19 affected output statement
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- Forensic science
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- Criminology
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- Interdisciplinary
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- Number of additional authors
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0
- Research group(s)
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B - Art & Performance
- Proposed double-weighted
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- Reserve for an output with double weighting
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- Additional information
- This research investigated Anish Kapoor’s historical work in public collections and its relationship to the wider ecology of contemporary art, particularly to new Nordic audiences. The research output was a co-curated exhibition of early to recent works by Anish Kapoor held at Gallery F 15, Moss, Norway. It introduced the artist’s internationally acclaimed work to new audiences by revealing the rich geographical, cultural and art historical influences of Kapoor’s oeuvre. The research imperative was to curate a narrative journey for audiences new to Kapoor that could open for them the breadth of his aesthetic, ethical concerns and poetic language. A key aim was to critically reference Kapoor’s work in the context of his Indian roots. The research sought to do this by synthesizing two curatorial visions, Dag Aak Sveinar’s knowledge of the specificity of the exhibition site and audience in Moss, Norway, and Alnoor Mitha’s long-term concern to challenge the neglect of South Asian, and diasporic cultures by the dominant western canon. A longlist of works covering different media and the full chronological reach of Kapoor’s oeuvre was considered. A shortlist was compiled through studied examination of, and negotiation with, Anish Kapoor Studio and private and public collections both in the UK and Norway; in parallel, a curatorial vision for the exhibition venue was developed using Photoshop models, virtual exhibition set-ups and exploratory sketches. The exhibition used the discrete gallery spaces to reveal a new language by presenting each individual work in the gallery space. The research consulted theoretical interpretations of Kapoor’s work (Bhabha) and engaged with newfound abstract symbolism in his artistic practice, showcasing some of the earliest sculptures composed of pigment and chalk, made during 1979, alongside contemporary works such as Sky Mirror. The research developed an accompanying publication, further disseminating these new interpretations of Kapoor’s practice.
- Author contribution statement
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- Non-English
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- English abstract
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