Anish Kapoor2002
Marsyas
by Anish Kapoor
"Anish Kapoor is the third artist to receive the commission for the Turbine Hall as part of the Unilever Series at Tate Modern." "Kapoor has produced an astonishing work, made all the more so as it is the first to occupy the entire length of the overwhelming space of the Turbine Hall. Uncanny, awe-inspiring, yet intimate and deeply moving, it is impossible to view the entire sculpture from any one position. To experience the work it is necessary to walk its length, pass under it, over it, and round it. Comprised of three steel rings joined together by a single span of dark red PVC membrane, the geometry generated by these rigid steel structures determines the sculpture's overall form, which defies easy description or comprehension." "Investigating Marsyas from a number of different...
