Anish Kapoor

Awards & Honours

Awards Won

Honours

Records

Kapoor's award list is short but distinguished. His Turner Prize win in 1991 came early in his career and helped establish him as a leading figure in British art. The Genesis Prize in 2017 recognized not only his artistic innovation but also his commitment to humanitarian causes, making him the first visual artist to receive it.

AwardsAnish Kapoor has won several prestigious awards, including the Turner Prize in 1991 and the Premio Duemila Prize at the 1990 Venice Biennale. He has also received the Padma Bhushan from India in 2012 and the Genesis Prize in 2017.

Honours & Distinctions

Knight Bachelor

UK Government·2013

For services to visual arts

Padma Bhushan

Government of India·2012

Third-highest civilian award in India

Genesis Prize

Genesis Prize Foundation·2017

For artistic achievement and refugee advocacy

Records & Feats

First visual artist to receive the Genesis Prize

Historic First·2017

In 2017, Kapoor became the first visual artist to win the Genesis Prize, often called the 'Jewish Nobel.'

UK's tallest public sculpture

Career Milestone·2012

His ArcelorMittal Orbit, at 115 meters, is the tallest public sculpture in the UK.