ANISH KAPOOR IN BRIGHTON 2009: Anish Kapoor information

At Fabrica there are books and pamphlets about Anish Kapoor, his works and the themes he tackles in that work. These include the Tate's glossy guide to 'Marsyas', his sculpture that filled the Turbine Hall in the Tate Modern a few years ago. It shows and explains how it was constructed, with drawings and photo's of the maquettes, something I hadn't seen before. A major task made to look simple.

I also spotted in the gallery assistants information pack this photocopy of Descent Into Limbo (1992), a sculpture Anish made for Documenta IX. It was constructed from concrete and stucco but I like the distortion that multiple duplication adds to what was once probably quite a crisp image. Nothing beats photocopying.

After hours in Fabrica

For the past three weeks me and David have been taking it turns to watch over the Anish sculptures, both to help Fabrica and to earn a little bit of needy cash. Sitting around for hours minding a pile of pigmant gives you some unlikely insights, it is, I suppose, a privileged position though at times it can feel otherwise.

We also noticed that there isn't a clear guide to all the Anish Kapoor sculptures in the Brighton Festival. As a good way of filling the long night time hours we thought we'd write a blog version ourselves.