Anish Kapoor's Brexit artwork: Britain on the edge of the abyss

Frightening rift tearing the UK apart – or gateway to a new land? Our critic explores the artist’s response to Brexit, created for Guardian readers

Anish Kapoor has exposed a bottomless void at the heart of Britain. You could topple in there and never stop falling. In fact, that is exactly what we have done – and solid ground still seems to be nowhere in sight.

This artwork, which Kapoor has created for the Guardian, is his response to our current predicament and the new Britain that appeared after the leave vote. Although the Mumbai-born artist has given it a title – A Brexit, A Broxit, We All Fall Down – he does not wish to make any further comment about the piece, preferring to let it speak for itself.

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from The Guardian https://ift.tt/2OH23Ie