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anish kapoor: dirty corner

anish kapoor: dirty corner
fabbrica del vapore, milan
on now until january 8th, 2012


'dirty corner' by anish kapoor at the fabbrica del vapore
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'dirty corner' is london-based artist anish kapoor's monumental site-specific installation created for the fabbrica del vapore in milan.
fully occupying the site's 'cathedral' space, the sculptural work consists of a huge steel volume that measures 60 metres long
and 8 metres high in which visitors can enter. upon entry, one begins to lose their perception of space, as it gets progressively
darker and darker until there is no light, forcing one to use their other senses to guide them through the space.
the entrance of the tunnel is goblet-shaped, featuring an interior and exterior surface that is circular,
making minimal contact with the ground. over the course of the exhibition, the work will be progressively covered by some
160 cubic metres of red soil by a large mechanical device, forming a sharp mountain of dirt in which the tunnel appears to be
running through.

the installation has been realized with the support of galleria continua, the lisson gallery and the galleria massimo minini.



exterior view of the entrance's goblet shape
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the goblet shaped entrance
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interior
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the closed end in which a small little hallway protrudes from the side for one to exit the space
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over the course of the exhibition the tunnel will progressively be covered by some 160 cubic metres of red soil
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the beginnings of the red soil pile up that forms a sharp point
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view of the device that drops the soil over the sculpture
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the trough in which the soil travels
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details of parts
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anish kapoor
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anish kapoor working on a model of the installation and its placement within the fabbrica del vapore



building-up
photo courtesy of andrea melzi



entrance being constructed
photo courtesy of andrea melzi



photo courtesy of andrea melzi



photos courtesy of andrea melzi


photo courtesy of andrea melzi



rendering of 'dirty corner' in its entirety
courtesy aerotrope and studio kapoor








rendering courtesy aerotrope and studio kapoor




rendering courtesy aerotrope and studio kapoor

anita db
06.02.11  
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Damn, I would love to place a huge bass speaker a the closed end :D
shaker   06.02.11
What a huge waste of money and resources.
Matt W   06.02.11
totally looks like a gigantic anus
lover   06.02.11
Really quite silly and an incredible waste of money and resources.
Simply stupid
rcvs1   06.02.11
he said anus...
skalamoosh   06.02.11
I think you guys on top should look it from other points of view, rather that just economy or sex. What about the phenomenological discourse, the feeling of walking inside art interacting with architectural space, ...
brian   06.02.11
I'm really not sure how anyone can argue that something is a waste of money without knowing how much money it is, let alone make value judgements on an experiential artwork based purely on pictures on the web. Those negative comments coe from nothing.
steve   06.02.11
Agreed, artwork is about many things, in my opinion money should never be at the top of a list of considerations. There are lots of art installations considered "priceless".
Dean   06.03.11
waste of money or not, Kapoor is simply a genious, all his projects involve a new dimention of art, how to live it, i personally distaste his sexual emphasis on everything he does, but i guess without it, it would just not be Kapoor at all.
piccas   06.06.11
So what is the meaning of this tube? There are only technical specs [physical] and nothing about the spiritual.
Kuroda   06.09.11
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