This September Museum De Pont in Tilburg exists for 25 years. To celebrate this De Pont will receive an artwork of the world-famous artist Anish Kapoor in front of the museum. Museum De Pont has 16 artworks by Kapoor in their collection and organized two solo exhibitions of the artist. Mothership is going to collaborate with the Museum, Brabant-C, the municipality of Tilburg and Tilburg City Marketing to bring the artwork of Kapoor to the attention of the world press. The goal is to create a similar attraction on national and international level as created with former artworks of Anish Kapoor in Chicago (Illinois), New York City and Versailles (France).
The most famous piece of art of Anish Kapoor is beyond any doubt Cloud Gate in the City Centre of Chicago, Illinois. According to the Chicago Tribune, The Cloud Gate is the second largest touristic attraction of the city, trailing only Navy Pier. The first six months after Millennium Park opened over 2 million people visited. Cloud Gate is clearly a significant added value for the City of Chicago.
What the 19 feet tall artwork will look like is not yet announced, but referring to former works of Kapoor it probably will be something very special.
The City of Tilburg is becoming the first Dutch city with an artwork of Anish Kapoor in the public space.
On the 16th of September the sculpture will be revealed.