Anish Kapoor
until 11.12.2009
Royal Academy of Arts 
Tall tree and the eye (2009) - video linkfull photo set here
until 11.12.2009
Royal Academy of Arts
Shooting into the Corner (2008-9)The powerful red splash is one of the two moving works featured in this show (the other is the Svayambh). Anish Kapoor has again presented simple geometric elements in a magnificient scale. The moving works, using blood-red wax brought into motion by the installation, have an element of "slowness" literally shown to the audience. This "slowness", contrast sharply with the ever-accelerating society we are living in.
Even you are not paying to see the indoor exhibition, there is still a masterpiece at the front yard of the academy which is free for the passers-by to get amazed. The spectacle of reflections actually work really well in this outdoor location, I am pretty sure it would be less impressive if placed indoor. It changes with the colour of the sky, as well as the movement of the people and the clouds. There are so much to be discovered in-between the different spheres...
Tall tree and the eye (2009) - video linkfull photo set here
until 14.11.2009
Lisson Gallery
Kapoor is here, could you find him?
At the same time, Lisson Gallery, which represents the artist, hosts a show of his new works to maximise their media exposure during the Frieze Art Fair. These colourful curvy "mirrors" are, probably, a delightful distractor for an economically hard time to many people.
The visual black hole that "draws" you in...
Train your eyes
The concave untitled (2009) "eye" made with fibre glass and paint with sparkle coating - video link
Further readings -
Official page of the RAA show
Official page of the RAA show
Official page of the Lisson Gallery show
Review of the RAA show by Richard Dorment for the Telegraph
Review of the RAA show by Adrian Searle the Guardian
Review of the RAA show by Tom Lubbock for the Independent
Video tour of the RAA show from Time Out