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| Anish Kapoor at the Grand Palais in Paris 2011 |
There was a moment of blackness and disorientation when I stepped inside inside
Monumenta, a sculpture installation by Anish Kapoor at the Grand Palais. The air is warm and heavy and there is an eery reddish glow. It is sort of like a return to the womb, which is not surprising given that the work of sculptor Anish Kapoor often references the body and our deepest memories.
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| Monumenta 2011 |
From the outside, but still within the confines of the Grand Palais, this enormous membrane takes on another countenance all together. Filling the cavernous spaces of the Grand Palais, I couldn't help but feel awe and wonder at the enormous scale of this bulbous sculpture which fills the entire 13,500 square metres of the interior.
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| Monumenta 2011 |
Anish Kapoor said this about his creation "
My ambition is to create a space within the space that responds to the height and luminosity of the Nave at the Grand Palais." It was a singular ambition, rendered with awe-inducing grandeur.
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| Monumenta 2011 |
All photos by Ingrid Mida, copyright 2011.
Anish Kapoor
Grand Palais, Paris, France
May 11 until June 23, 2011
For more information, visit
www.monumenta.com
