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I, in the end, make art for myself.

Anish Kapoor

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Anish Kapoor
Age: 70
Born: 1954
Born: March 12
Architect
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Bombay
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I'm not necessarily interested in being the best Indian artist. I want to be the best artist I can be. That's enough of a declaration of intent.
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What one does in the studio is to pose a series of problems to oneself. I've got to look for some deeper meaning, for some reason for this thing to be in the world. There's enough stuff in the world.
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The most important things that one's working on are not necessarily the most important things that one thinks one's working on.
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The eye is a very quick instrument, much quicker than the ear. The eye gets it immediately
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I am Indian, and I'm proud of it. Indian life is mythologically rich and powerful.
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Red is a colour I've felt very strongly about. Maybe red is a very Indian colour, maybe it's one of those things that I grew up with and recognise at some other level.
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The whole point of being an artist is to have no agenda. To say, you know, I don't know what I am going to do tomorrow, I don't know what it's going to look like, and I'm going to have a go at it.
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