Anish Kapoor in Istanbul

Anish Kapoor in Istanbul, Why Does Sculpture Matter?

As part of Anish Kapoor in Istanbul, we were excited to bring to Sakip Sabanci Museum Turner Prize winning sculptor Richard Deacon and art expert Lisa Le Feuvre, Head of Sculpture Studies at the Henry Moore Institute. Anish Kapoor’s piece For Richard Deacon (1999) was among the works on display at Anish Kapoor in Istanbul.

Richard and Lisa lead a public discussion under the theme of Why Does Sculpture Matter? They explored ideas on the role of sculpture and looked at innovation in the art form. 

Richard and Lisa also lead a one-day sculpture workshop for a limited group of young artists and art students and provided personal feedback on their work to help them develop their talents. 

You can read the biographies of Richard Deacon and Lisa Le Feuvre.

You can take a look around the exhibition in through our virtual tour, where you can view the art works and learn more about Anish Kapoor and the exhibition.

World famous sculptor Anish Kapoor met art lovers in Sakıp Sabancı Museum. Watch livestream recordings and videos from the exhibition via our Vimeo channel.

Budding photographers turned their Instagram photos into art installations inspired by Anish Kapoor in Istanbul. 

The owners of the photo that received the most likes at the end of each month won special exhibition catalogues. 

Have a look at our Flickr albums:

• October
• November
• December

We asked art lovers to select a work from Anish Kapoor’s exhibition in Istanbul and write a five-line poem in the following format. 

Title:

Line 1: It looks like…………….

Line 2: It sounds like…………..

Line 3: It smells like…………..

Line 4: It tastes like……………

Line 5: It makes me feel like…………..

The winners of the Senses Poems are listed below. Congratulations!

1. Zeynep Gürsoy
2. Kübra Bodur
3. Ümit Çalışıcı

You can view the whole set of poems through our Facebook album. 

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