# El Anatsui
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el anatsui ([ah-nah-ch-wee], born 1944) 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.
The Art of El Anatsui and the Critic's Comeuppance
Intrigued by an artwork that is new to me, I like to get very close and examine its texture. It's not unlike having a handshake with a new acquaintance that hopefully confirms a first, favorable impression. A couple of months ago, at the Seattle Art Museum, when I saw for the first time a large, c…
Artists: Zhou Siwei in conversation with Damian Lentini
Zhou Siwei translates the contradictions of living and working in contemporary China into playful, personally fragmented and nonlinear works on canvas and painted objects.
This podcast was recorded on 19 June 2024 in the context of the exhibition:
Zhou Siwei
I Sold What I Grow
21.6. – 8.9.2024
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Scottish Mission Book Depot Keta, El Anatsui (2024) (EMPIRE LINES x Talbot Rice Gallery, Edinburgh Art Festival 2024)
Curator Tessa Giblin deconstructs El Anatsui’s monumental, sculptural textiles, unravelling the ties that still bind post-colonial Ghana, Nigeria, and Scotland in the 21st century.
Born in 1944, between the German and British colonial periods of the Gold Coast (1821-1957), El Anatsui has engaged cr…
Mire Lee's latest flesh-filled art installation takes over Tate Modern's Turbine Hall
This article is by Shin Min-hee and read by an artificial voice.
LONDON - The Turbine Hall at Tate Modern recently became home to a grotesque organism that will continue to evolve for five months. Gobs of pink flesh hang by chains from the venue's five-story-high ceiling, growing in number to even…
Episode 3: Liza Essers of Goodman Gallery
I speak with Liza Essers, owner of Goodman Gallery, about her remarkable journey from economics and film into the art world. We explore how she’s helped shape South Africa’s art ecosystem, taken African voices to the global stage, and what to expect from her booth at Art Basel this year—including w…
ACT TWO: Becoming a World Builder with Aisha Shillingford
In this two-part episode, Michaela is in conversation with Collagist and Creative Director of Intelligent Mischief, Aisha Shillingford.
Together, we explore her unique path to artistry; how she followed her intuition, experimented with different mediums, found her creative voice, and ultimately, …
Ep 136: Amanda Witucki - Paper Artist
Amanda Witucki is living her dream after finding artistic inspiration through the medium of paper, making origami-based paper sculptures. She uses origami folding techniques and specially chosen thick paper to create paper “paintings”, experiential works and site-specific art installations. In her …
El Anatsui | Old Man's Cloth
El Anatsui is a leading contemporary sculptor born in 1944 in Anyako, Ghana. Trained at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Anatsui’s early education was heavily influenced by Western art traditions, which often neglected the rich artistic heritage of West Africa. After relocati…
Episode 1: The Return
In Episode 1, Glenn North confronts what it means to be a Black man in America in 2026. Can art help us grasp who we are and how we’ve ended up here? Glenn thinks so. He introduces us to a favorite work by the Ghanaian artist El Anatsui, Dusasa 1. Like many of El Anatsui’s works, this is a large ta…
#245 Old Man's Cloth
Listen to us interview Ms. Dania Taha, a teacher at Innovation Academy, about her reactions to AP Art History piece #245 Old Man's Cloth by El Anatsui.
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