Friday 7th August 2026 I went to the Anish Kapoor exhibition at the Haywards Gallery with my dad, we travelled there on the Elizabeth and Northern lines from Ilford to Waterloo. The exhibition features works from many of Kapoor’s most iconic series: flawless steel mirror sculptures that warp, distort and disorient; mysterious objects coated in Vantablack – the blackest known substance in the world – that mystify us with their extraordinary light-absorbing properties; and seemingly depthless voids opening within the gallery, drawing us in with a thrilling sense of vertigo.
In addition, the artist presents several new works that appear to turn the world inside out and upside down, including a pair of monumental installations in the artist’s signature red.
Over his decades-long career, Kapoor has become known for ambitious, large-scale works such as the breathtaking Sky Mirror and Chicago’s Cloud Gate (known as The Bean). Afterwards we went to Leake Street Tunnel to see the wonderful graffiti there and then the Paddington mural near Waterloo Station which I really enjoyed. Below are some pictures from my day and my harvester food from last Friday, also if you like reading my blog please comment.
What an amazing day you and your dad had! The exhibition looked amazing and the photo opportunity outside Shrek adventure looked fab too!! Xx
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What a fab day Nathan thanks
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All the photos are very interesting , thanks for sharing .
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Wow the Anish Kapoor exhibition absolutely brilliant and I really like your fantastic photos and Paddington is so cool , well done Nathan
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This looks like another absolutely fantastic day you had with your Dad, I really LOVE Kapoors work here Nathan, it’s brilliant, I really do Love the colours he has used in his work. As always I love the Paddington Bear painting. I love your photos with The Shrek and Paddington, they are all excellent! Thank you so much for sharing your superb day out & I look forward to your next day out XXX ❤️
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Great photos, like the one of you from behind too!
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Great blog as usual Nathan fascinating exhibition and the graffiti was amazing and l loved Paddington xxx
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What a great day you had with Kev. The Anish Kapoor Exhibition looks amazing I will definitely have to visit it myself. What a lovely meal at the Harvester too Xxxx
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You really do have some marvellous days out. Very interesting, Nathan. I’m going to keep a lookout for some graffiti you might enjoy. Thanks for sharing all the photos and telling us about your day out. Looking forward to the next blog. Love, Jean xx
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Looks like another amazing Friday blog Nathan!
Thanks for sharing.
Looks like another amazing Friday blog Nathan!
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What a great and interesting exhibition Nathan glad you had a great day the pictures of the graffiti is great as well also you managed to see Paddington Bear well done xx
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Wow Nathan, how do you find all these places to visit? A very interesting exhibition. The wall art graffiti is fantastic I especially love the Spider-Man one. Thanks for sharing your blog with us. X
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That exhibition looks interesting. Glad you had a good day. I know someone who’d eat those chunky chips
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Interesting trip Nathan, great blog!
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Aw wow Nathan! What a great blog! Looks like you had a great time and enjoyed yourself! Took som great photos and food looks very yummy!
Can’t wait for the next blog!xxxxxx
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Aw wow Nathan! What a great blog! Looks like you had a great time and enjoyed yourself! Took som great photos and food looks very yummy!
Can’t wait for the next blog!xxxxxx
Another great day out and a very informative explanation of the exhibition. You really do have great adventures! Thanks for sharing, lots of love, Jean x
What a fantastic day out! The exhibition sounds absolutely fascinating, and it looks like you packed so much into your day. The photos were amazing too.
Thanks for sharing another brilliant blog.
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THat looks like a fantastic exhibition Nathan. So many lovely colours
Nice one Nathan !!