Bernar Venet

Artist

Venet’s bold lines and minimalist forms have placed him among the greatest sculptors of our time. He contributed this month’s artist’s recipe (page 418) in the midst of a busy summer, which saw a show at Blain Southern, an installation at Frieze Sculpture Park and the expansion of his foundation in France. The dish is a gently fried egg encircled with a generous helping of caviar – rather like his seminal 1963 work, Pile of Coal, which made waves with its ostensible lack of dimensions.