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Florence, Italy Statue of David by Michelangelo
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Born March 12, 1954 (age 71) • 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
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Swiss artist
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British sculptor and draftsman
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Bulgarian artist
Ai Weiwei
Ai Weiwei
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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
Yinka Shonibare
British artist
Yayoi Kusama
Yayoi Kusama
Japanese artist
Ellsworth Kelly
Ellsworth Kelly
American painter, sculptor, and printmaker
Tracey Emin
Tracey Emin
British artist
Richard Serra: The Matter of Time
Richard Serra
American artist
Rachel Whiteread
Rachel Whiteread
British artist
Anselm Kiefer
German painter
Georg Baselitz: Armalamor
Georg Baselitz
German artist
César Baldaccini
César
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
Sir Anthony Caro
British sculptor
Chillida, Eduardo: Wind Comb
Eduardo Chillida
Spanish sculptor
George Segal
George Segal
American sculptor