The British-Indian artist Anish Kapoor has taken over the museum’s spaces with his impressive sculptures and installations extending across most of ARKEN. The exhibition Anish Kapoor – Unseen is the first major solo exhibition in Scandinavia featuring Anish Kapoor.Anish Kapoor is one of the world’s leading artists. His monumental sculptures and installations speak directly to our senses and emotions. With his unique use of materials, shapes, surfaces, and colours, Kapoor draws us into his artworks, turning the world upside down – often quite literally.

The absence and the void are central in Kapoor’s art. He gives what we cannot see a sensory form for example when water flows into an invisible abyss in, or when he lets us gaze into the dark interior. Despite the impressive scale of his works, something remains hidden: something we can neither see nor fully understand. The exhibition addresses this paradoxical aspect of Kapoor’s works: we feel the effect of the works with our bodies and senses, yet there is more at play than what meets the eye.

In the exhibition we can explore Kapoor’s unique universe. Here, a selection of his most significant, monumental artworks created over his career spanning more than 40 years is presented. Several of them are integrated into the museum’s architecture, altering the spaces, and interrupting the usual routes through the building. They open new ways of seeing and experiencing the world, and together they provide a unique insight into Kapoor’s artistic production.