Nigerian artist El Anatsui, best known for shimmering tapestries made from liquor bottle tops, talks about his work. He’s joined by author Susan M. Vogel, who worked closely with Anatsui while directing a documentary film about the artist. Vogel’s book El Anatsui: Art and Life includes nearly 150 images and traces his lifelong exploration of media leading up to the bottle top art form that has captured the interest of the global art world. The exhibition Gravity and Grace: Monumental Works by El Anatsui is on view through August 4 at the Brooklyn Museum.
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Comments [2]
In reply to Jill's comment... Friends of the High Line has posted a video that shows a time-lapse of the installation of his work on the High Line, check it out at:
http://www.thehighline.org/about/public-art/anatsui
or on youtube at:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U4r7vRsxVNo&feature=share&list=UU0HkAxz-KbHXBJnU44obD-A
Love El Anatsui's work. I am dying to see it in motion, being draped... Is it shown anywhere? Better yet, anywhere I can touch it? Also, would love to know about his name...
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