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Facts

Born March 12, 1954 (age 72) • Mumbai • India
Awards And Honors Praemium Imperiale (2011) • Turner Prize (1991)
Notable Works “1000 Names” • “Cloud Gate” • “Marsyas” • “Sky Mirror”

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Anish Kapoor: Cloud Gate
Cloud Gate
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Antony Gormley
Antony Gormley
British sculptor and draftsman
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Christo
Bulgarian artist
Chinese activist and artist Ai Weiwei in 2019, facing the camera and wearing a black zip-up jacket.
Ai Weiwei
Chinese activist and artist
El Anatsui
El Anatsui
Ghanaian sculptor
Chris Ofili
Chris Ofili
British artist
Andy Goldsworthy: Wood Line
Andy Goldsworthy
British sculptor, artist, and photographer
Yinka Shonibare, 2016
Yinka Shonibare
British artist
Yayoi Kusama
Yayoi Kusama
Japanese artist
Ellsworth Kelly
Ellsworth Kelly
American painter, sculptor, and printmaker
Tracey Emin sits on the floor in front of her installation My Bed, which features an unmade bed surrounded by personal items, on display at Christie's in London.
Tracey Emin
British artist
Richard Serra: The Matter of Time
Richard Serra
American artist
Rachel Whiteread
Rachel Whiteread
British artist
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Anselm Kiefer
German painter
Georg Baselitz: Armalamor
Georg Baselitz
German artist
CĂŠsar Baldaccini
CĂŠsar
French sculptor
Observer, painted wood sculpture by Louise Bourgeois, c. 1947–49, height 1.94 metres (6.36 feet); in a private collection.
Louise Bourgeois
French-born American sculptor
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Sir Anthony Caro
British sculptor
Chillida, Eduardo: Wind Comb
Eduardo Chillida
Spanish sculptor
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Max Bill
Swiss artist
George Segal
George Segal
American sculptor