Anish Kapoor - New Tribeca Condos in NYC

Anish Kapoor’s first permanent public work in New York is scheduled for completion this fall at 56 Leonard.

In an unprecedented collaboration between artist and architect, the striking tower designed by Herzog & de Meuron is seamlessly integrated at its base with a Kapoor masterpiece. The relationship between building and sculpture is so closely cultivated that they appear to form a single unified object, exemplifying true synergy between art and architecture.

A 1991 winner of the Turner Prize and recipient of the Unilever Series commission for the Tate Modern’s Turbine Hall, Kapoor’s work was recently the subject of a major American retrospective at the ICA Boston. Just as with Herzog & de Meuron, Kapoor uses the powers of material and form to viscerally address the viewer, creating an engaging and wholly unique experience. This historically significant revelation cements 56 Leonard as a cultural, architectural, and artistic benchmark.

Portrait, Anish Kapoor, 2007
Photo: Phillipe Chancel

Rendering of Anish Kapoor sculpture at the base of the 56 Leonard tower

View from Church Street of 56 Leonard tower and Anish Kapoor sculpture

“New York is finally getting its own shiny statement piece by the artist, his first permanent public work in the city, but instead of a luxe legume it will resemble a squashed balloon.”

—Wallace Ludel and Helen Stoilas, The Art Newspaper

Sky Mirror, 2006
Anish Kapoor
Stainless steel, 35 ft diameter, presented by Tumi at Rockefeller Center
Organized by Public Art Fund, hosted by Tishman Speyer, on view Sep 19 – Oct 27, 2006
Photo: Seong Kwon Photography
Courtesy: Public Art Fund

Cloud Gate, 2004
Anish Kapoor
Stainless steel, 33 ft × 66 ft × 42 ft, Millennium Park, Chicago
Courtesy of the City of Chicago and Gladstone Gallery, New York
Photo: Patrick Pyszka, City of Chicago

Cloud Gate, 2004
Anish Kapoor
Stainless steel, 33 ft × 66 ft × 42 ft, Millennium Park, Chicago
Courtesy of the City of Chicago and Gladstone Gallery, New York
Photo: Peter J. Schulz, City of Chicago

Marsyas, Installation at the Tate Modern, 2002 – 2003

Marsyas, 2002
Anish Kapoor
PVC and steel, Inst: Tate Modern, 2002 – 2003
Photo: John Riddy
Courtesy: Tate, London