Anish Kapoor RA is one of the foremost artists of his generation. His majestic, beguiling sculptures, awesome in their size and simple beauty, at once demand a physical response and suggest a metaphysical realm. Working with contrasts between form and void, and light and darkness, and employing intense colours and refined surfaces, Kapoor evokes the spiritual or mystical, and creates optical effects that challenge perceptual certainties. This richly illustrated book traces Kapoor's artistic development during a career spanning more than 30 years. Eminent scholars explore the philosophical issues pertinent to his work and examine its place in the history of modern sculpture, in relation to the Minimalist tradition that it extends and in the context of contemporary practice.