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Anish Kappor announced as 2018 BRIT Awards trophy designer
By Andy Malt | Published on Monday 27 November 2017
The BRIT Awards trophy for 2018 has been designed by sculptor Anish Kapoor, it has been announced.
Announcing the news, BRITs chair and Sony Music UK boss Jason Iley said: “Sir Anish has created some of the most adventurous and memorable works of our life time which is reflected in the new BRIT award. He constantly pushes boundaries and challenges the norm and I love the way he has reimagined this year’s award. The beauty of this award is that it challenges perspectives. Every which way you look at it, you discover more”.
Kapoor added: “I am pleased to have designed the BRIT award for 2018. Sculpture is often a process of positive and negative form. I have made the award using both”.
Built for the London 2012 Olympics, Kapoor’s best known work to date is probably the ArcelorMittal Orbit tower. You know, that thing you went on and on and on about how much you hated. Well, now you can moan about his BRIT award design instead. He joins the likes of Zaha Hadid, Tracey Emin, Vivienne Westwood, Damien Hurst, and Peter Blake in having the privilege of designing a BRIT trophy.
The BRIT Awards ceremony will take place on 21 Feb next year at the O2 Arena.
Here’s the status in all its glory:
