Anish Kapoor, the London artist from Bombay, well understands the dilemma of a girl on a date who has forgotten her pocket mirror and needs to reapply her lipstick before going for cocktails at the Rainbow Room and so to this end he very kindly and thoughtfully created his new stunning 35 foot stainless steel concave art installation called Sky Mirror at Rockefeller Center. No excuse for bare lips now.
Anish calls his piece a "non object" as despite its huge size it suggests a window or a void. He likes to make objects in which things are not what they at first seem to be. The mirror becomes like a hole in space. On one side you can look at yourself and fix your hair and on the other side you see the iconic New York City skyscraper and the sky. This is what I call practical art or multi purpose art as not only can you see the Rockefeller Center upside down, ( warning - if you are feeling tipsy after a few drinks in the Rainbow Room , skip this installation ) you can also freshen up your hair and make up.
This superb example of practical art is only open till October 27th so make haste and see it now. You can really impress your date by first having dinner on the pavement in the East Village and then zipping her uptown to see Anish Kapoor Sky Mirror and cocktails on the 50th floor all in one evening.
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you have inspired me to go uptown and freshen up my make up in kapoor's magic mirror.
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