91 Quotes by Anish Kapoor

What one does in the studio is to pose a series of problems to oneself. I’ve got to look for some deeper meaning, for some reason for this thing to be in the world. There’s enough stuff in the world.

The most important things that one’s working on are not necessarily the most important things that one thinks one’s working on.

It’s the role of the artist to pursue content.

The eye is a very quick instrument, much quicker than the ear. The eye gets it immediately.

Is it my role as an artist to say something, to express, to be expressive? I think it’s my role as an artist to bring to expression, it’s not my role to be expressive.

I am Indian, and I’m proud of it. Indian life is mythologically rich and powerful.

Red is a colour I’ve felt very strongly about. Maybe red is a very Indian colour, maybe it’s one of those things that I grew up with and recognise at some other level.

It is important that artists are not outside the equation, we don’t stand on the sidelines. Artists are part of the story of a response, we cannot stand aside and let others make the response.

You know that day after day of, Oh God what am I going to do with myself feeling? The fear of the emptiness that it implies keeps me going.