Anish Kapur

Sir Anish Mikhail Kapoor (English: Sir Anish Mikhail Kapoor, born March 12, 1954) is a British-Indian sculptor who specializes in installation art and conceptual art. Kapoor was born in Mumbai and attended Doon School, India's elite boys' boarding school, before moving to England to receive art training at Chelsea College of Art and later Chelsea College of Art and Design. His famous public sculptures include "Cloud Gate" in Chicago's Millennium Park; "Mirror of the Sky"; and the ArcelorMittal Orbital Tower, a permanent artwork in London's Queen Elizabeth II Olympic Park. In 2015, Kapoor's image appeared in the British Cultural Marks section of the newly designed British passport. In 2016, he was announced as the winner of the Lennon Ono Peace Prize. Kapoor has received many honors and awards in his art field and is regarded as one of the most influential contemporary sculptors. In addition to receiving the 2000 Prize at the 44th Venice Biennale in 1990, the Turner Prize in 1991, the Turbine Hall Committee Award of Tate Modern, the Padma Shri awarded by the Indian government in 2012, he was also awarded the Queen's Birthday Honorary Knighthood in 2013 for his contribution to the visual arts. In 2014, he received an honorary doctorate from Oxford University. In addition, he received the Genesis Prize in 2017 for his contribution to contemporary art.