Amar Kanwar was born in 1964 in New Delhi, India, where he still lives. Solo exhibitions have included the Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam (2008), the Haus der Kunst, Munich (2008), Whitechapel Gallery, London (2007), the National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design, Oslo (2006), and the Renaissance Society, Chicago (2003). He has participated in the Bienal de São Paulo (2011) and in documenta11 and 12 (2002, 2007).