Artist Anish Kapoor’s London house occupied by protesters
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The protesters said they had "liberated" Kapoor's house -- a five-storey property on Lincoln's Inn Fields, one of central London's most picturesque and expensive garden squares, reported the Guardian.
Kapoor, the artist of Indian-origin, bought the property in 2009 but it has been left empty since.
Kapoor is the designer of London 2012’s ArcelorMittal Orbit tower, a 115-metre tall sculpture and observation platform. The steel tower cost £22.7m and a bulk of this cost was met by Indian steel billionaire Lakshmi Mittal, owner of ArcelorMittal. The Orbit tower is the UK's largest piece of public art and the tallest sculpture. Built at the London 2012 Olympics site, the observation area of the tower gives a view of the London skyline and a bird's eye view of the Olympics stadium.
58-year-old Kapoor is currently working on a granite monument in New York's Hanover Square to commemorate the British victims of the 9/11 US attack.
The British sculptor who was born in Mumbai submitted his "orbit" proposal. The Greater London Authority (GLA) selected Kapoor's proposal over five other artistic proposals to become the permanent artwork for the Olympic Park.
Kapoor, CBE, has been honoured with Turner Prize award in 1991. Turner Prize, organised by the Tate gallery, is awarded to a British visual artist under the age of 50. Kapoor has also been honoured with Padma Bhushan in 2012 -- The third highest civilian honour in India.
