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After UK lockdown delay, sculptor Anish Kapoor exhibits at Walpole's mansion
With Britain's coronavirus lockdown eased, sculptor Anish Kapoor can finally exhibit his work at Houghton Hall.
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British-Indian artist Anish Kapoor poses with his sculptures in the gardens at Houghton Hall in Norfolk, Britain, on July 9, 2020. (REUTERS/Matthew Childs)
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ith Britain's coronavirus lockdown eased, sculptor Anish Kapoor can finally exhibit his work at Houghton Hall, one of the country's best-known stately homes.
Kapoor's exhibition of 24 sculptures was due go on show thoughout the grounds and historic interiors of the hall in Norfolk, eastern England, in March but COVID-19 put paid to that plan.
However, Britain's further easing of lockdown on July 4 permitted the reopening of museums, galleries and heritage attractions.
The exhibition by Indian-born Kapoor, best known for the Orbit at the Olympic Park created for the London 2012 Olympics, includes major works in mirror and stone and carved marble pieces.
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The artist said Houghton Hall, built in the 1720s for Prime Minister Robert Walpole, was an ideal setting.
"Without a doubt Houghton Hall is one of the great monuments in a way ... of this country, so to be showing works in it, in the grounds here is marvelous," he said.
"It also has, I think, very clear formality - the house addresses a long vista in a fairly long tradition of completely clear arrangement. Sculpture does actually work really well in relation to that."
