One of the great currents in the contemporary experience of art is that it seems to come out of the experience of the author.

Quote by Anish Kapoor

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

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

I've nothing to say.

I've nothing to say.

What interests me is the sense of the darkness that we carry within us, the...

What interests me is the sense of the darkness that we carry within us, the...

If you get a bad review, you take that in your stride.

If you get a bad review, you take that in your stride.

One does afford oneself the luxury to come into the studio and all day, every...

One does afford oneself the luxury to come into the studio and all day, every...

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

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

The idea is that the object has a language unto itself.

The idea is that the object has a language unto itself.

One can hardly be Indian and not know that almost every accent, which hand you...

One can hardly be Indian and not know that almost every accent, which hand you...

I feel there's everything to do yet.

I feel there's everything to do yet.

I used to empty the studio out and throw stuff away. I now don't. There...

I used to empty the studio out and throw stuff away. I now don't. There...

You know that day after day of, Oh God what am I going to do...

You know that day after day of, Oh God what am I going to do...

What one does in the studio is to pose a series of problems to oneself....

What one does in the studio is to pose a series of problems to oneself....

My work is not about my life history. It's not about the story of my...

My work is not about my life history. It's not about the story of my...

I'm not an artist who has an agenda that's set by the work.

I'm not an artist who has an agenda that's set by the work.

It's precisely in those moments when I don't know what to do, boredom drives one...

It's precisely in those moments when I don't know what to do, boredom drives one...

All ideas grow out of other ideas.

All ideas grow out of other ideas.

One doesn't make art for other people, even though I am very concerned with the...

One doesn't make art for other people, even though I am very concerned with the...

One must not believe any of those mythologies about oneself as an artist.

One must not believe any of those mythologies about oneself as an artist.

Work grows out of other work, and there are very few eureka moments.

Work grows out of other work, and there are very few eureka moments.

My first show sold within the first 3 minutes, and I came back to the...

My first show sold within the first 3 minutes, and I came back to the...