El Anatsui
Ghanaian · b. 1944 · Painter, Sculptor
El Anatsui is a Ghanaian sculptor active for much of his career in Nigeria. He has drawn particular international attention for his "bottle-top installations". These… (Wikipedia)
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El Anatsui is a Ghanaian sculptor active for much of his career in Nigeria. He has drawn particular international attention for his "bottle-top installations". These installations consist of thousands of aluminum pieces sourced from alcohol recycling stations and sewn together with copper wire, which are then transformed into metallic cloth-like wall sculptures. Such materials, while seemingly stiff and sturdy, are actually free and flexible, which often helps with manipulation when installing his sculptures.
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In the collections of
British MuseumHessel Museum of ArtMetropolitan Museum of ArtMichael C. Carlos MuseumMuseum of Modern ArtThe Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
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contemporary art
Also known as Anatsui El Dela, Emmanuel Kwami Anatsui, Kwami Anatsui
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