El Anatsui: GAWU

January 6 - March 4, 2007
This inspiring exhibition of metal "tapestries" and other sculptures by El Anatsui, one of Africa's most powerful contemporary artists, celebrates Africa's rich artistic and cultural heritage. El Anatsui uses found objects such as metal liquor bottle wrappings and tin cans to create spectacular metal cloths, including Hovor, which the Hood Museum of Art has acquired, and two recently completed works that will be exhibited for the first time. The works in this exhibition reference broader concerns about the adverse affects of globalization, consumerism, and waste. Organized by the Oriel Mostyn Gallery in Wales, this is El Anatsui's first solo exhibition to travel the United States.

Category:

Film & Animation

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• GAHU
• Hood
• Museum