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One must not believe any of those mythologies about oneself as an artist

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Anish Kapoor
Age: 70
Born: 1954
Born: March 12
Architect
Drawer
Jewelry Designer
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Sculptor
Visual Artist
Bombay
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Sir Anish Mikhail Kapoor
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