Dimensions: support: 430 x 380 mm
Copyright: © Anish Kapoor | CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0 DEED, Photo: Tate
Curator: Here we have an untitled piece by Anish Kapoor, currently residing in the Tate Collections. Editor: My first impression is how this deep plum color seems to absorb all light. It’s like peering into an abyss. Curator: Kapoor often explores absence and void. The political implications are interesting. Does this void represent societal lacks, or perhaps a commentary on obscured narratives? Editor: Perhaps. But I'm more drawn to the textured surface and the evident labor. The strokes around the central void look almost like they've been etched into the surface. What material could produce such depth? Curator: Kapoor is known for pushing material boundaries, isn't he? He engages the public through the phenomenological experience of art. Editor: Exactly! The active engagement comes from a visceral understanding of how it was made. I am left pondering the role of process in shaping our perception of absence. Curator: A fascinating dialogue between the seen and unseen, indeed. Editor: Truly, the intersection of craft and concept gives this work a powerful resonance.
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This is one in a suite of thirteen etchings entitled Blackness from Her Womb. The suite was produced in an edition of thirty of which the first twelve were bound as books, and the remaining eighteen were presented unbound in boxed portfolios made of hand-dyed parchment. Tate’s suite is number twenty-five, and is one of the portfolio versions. Each of the thirteen prints is signed by the artist. The project was designed and printed by master engraver Jacob Samuel.