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Sculpture occupies the same space as your body.

Anish Kapoor

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Anish Kapoor
Age: 70
Born: 1954
Born: March 12
Architect
Drawer
Jewelry Designer
Painter
Scenographer
Sculptor
Visual Artist
Bombay
Sir Anish Kapoor
Sir Anish Mikhail Kapoor
Anish Mikhail Kapoor
Occupies
Sculpture
Space
Body

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I am Indian, and I'm proud of it. Indian life is mythologically rich and powerful.
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