El Anatsui
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Ghanaian sculptor, long based in Nsukka, who stitches bottle caps and copper wire into vast, shimmering metal cloths. Golden Lion for lifetime achievement at the 2015 Venice Biennale.
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El Anatsui and the poetry of what is thrown away
Bottle caps, copper wire and patience: how one sculptor turned the debris of trade into shimmering cloth.
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About El Anatsui
Ghana and Nsukka, Nigeria · Sculpture