Anish Kapoor returns to the Hayward Gallery
Published on 08/22/2026 at 14:49 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS
Anish Kapoor returns to the Hayward Gallery with a building-wide show that centers mirrors, voids and new red installations. Reuters says the exhibition runs from June 16 to October 18, 2026, in London.
Hayward Gallery in London
The official Art Fund listing says Kapoor fills the entire Hayward building with immersive works that press against walls, floors and ceilings. It also identifies the show as part of the gallery's 75th anniversary program. Art Fund exhibition page
Reuters adds that the exhibition includes mirrored steel sculptures, deep black voids and new red works. One highlighted piece is Mount Moriah at the Gate of the Ghetto from 2022, suspended from the ceiling.
Why this show matters
This is not a small survey. It stages Kapoor's sculptural language at full scale, from reflective surfaces to Vantablack-like darkness and visceral red forms.
The Hayward's long, open galleries give those recurring motifs room to breathe. That matters for Kapoor, whose work depends on physical encounter more than on reproduction.
More news and background on Anish Kapoor
Exhibitions, market context and collection presence around Kapoor are updated here as new verified facts arrive.
Kapoor's studio language
Kapoor works across sculpture, painting and installation. His recurring forms include reflective steel, pigment, voids and dense red material masses.
That mix has made him one of the most recognizable sculptors of the past four decades. The Hayward show pulls those strands together instead of isolating a single series.
What comes next
Anish Kapoor currently has no announced date in the 30-day window beyond the Hayward Gallery run through October 18, 2026.
Key facts on Anish Kapoor
- Artist: Anish Kapoor
- Medium / Genre: Sculpture, installation, painting
- Born: 1954, Mumbai, India
- Place(s) of practice: London
- Active since: 1970s
- Key work groups: voids, mirror works, pigment sculptures, red installations
- Current/last exhibition: Anish Kapoor, Hayward Gallery, London, June 16, 2026 - October 18, 2026
- Major collections: Tate, MoMA, Centre Pompidou, Guggenheim
- Awards: Turner Prize, 1991
- Next date: currently no announced date in the 30-day window
Frequently asked questions about Anish Kapoor
Where is Anish Kapoor on view right now?
At the Hayward Gallery in London, where his exhibition runs from June 16 to October 18, 2026, according to Art Fund and Reuters.
What is the Hayward Gallery show centered on?
It brings together mirror sculptures, voids and red works, including Mount Moriah at the Gate of the Ghetto.
Which award made Anish Kapoor internationally prominent?
He won the Turner Prize in 1991, a key marker in his rise across sculpture and installation.
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