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Revision as of 14:53, 6 February 2011
El Anatsui (born 1944) is a Ghanaian sculptor active for much of his career in Nigeria.
Anatsui was born in Anyako, and trained at the College of Art, University of Science and Technology, in Kumasi, in central Ghana. He began teaching at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, in 1975, and has become affiliated with the Nsukka group.[1]
Anatsui's preferred media are clay and wood, which he uses to create objects based on traditional Ghanaian beliefs and other subjects. He has cut wood with chainsaws and blackened it with acetylene torches; more recently, he has turned to installation art. Some of his works resemble woven cloths such as kente cloth. Anatsui also incorporates uli and nsibidi into his works alongside Ghanaian motifs.[1]
El Anatsui has exhibited his work around the world, including at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (2008–09);[2] National Museum of African Art, Washington, D.C. (2008);[3] Venice Biennale (2007);[4] Hayward Gallery (2005);[5] Liverpool Biennial (2002); the National Museum of African Art (2001); the Centro de Cultura Contemporania Barcelona (2001);[6] the 8th Osaka Sculpture Triennale (1995); and the Venice Biennale (1990).[7]
A retrospective of his work, subtitled When I Last Wrote to You About Africa opened at the Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto, Canada, in October 2010. It will be touring North America for the next 3 years.[8]
Footnotes
- ^ a b 'Artist biography at the National Museum of African Art, Washington, D.C.'. Retrieved 24 January 2010.
- ^ Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. (2008). 'Rich Legacy of African Textiles on View in Metropolitan Museum Exhibition'. Retrieved 29 January 2010.
- ^ 'El Anatsui at NMAA'. (17 January 2008). Artnet. Retrieved 29 January 2010.
- ^ Storr, Robert. (2007). 'El Anatsui', in Think with the senses: Feel with the mind, Venice Biennale catalogue. Retrieved 29 January 2010.
- ^ Hayward Gallery, London website. 'AFRICA REMIX: Contemporary Art of a Continent' Retrieved 29 January 2010.
- ^ 'Review: Africas: The artist and the city, The Centre de Cultura Contemporania de Barcelona (2001), Sculpture magazine, May 2002. Retrieved 29 January 2010.
- ^ 'Out of West Africa: A conversation with El Anatsui', Sculpture magazine, July/August 2006. Retrieved 29 January 2010.
- ^ Adams, James. 'El Anatsui's shimmering echoes of a painful past', in the Globe and Mail. Retrieved 1 October 2010.
External links
- El Anatsui's artist web page at the October Gallery, London
- QuickTime Virtual Reality Image of 'Akuas Surviving Children' at the Victoria & Albert Museum, London by Jonathan Greet
- El Anatsui: Gli Rice University Art Gallery, Houston, Texas, 2010
- El Anatsui lets chance, collaboration into his work by Doug Britt, Houston Chronicle