His 2019 retrospective exhibition in Germany, Triumphant Scale, firmly established him as a leading global voice. It was co-curated by the late Okwui Enwezor, who is famed for bringing African art ...

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 ...

Jack Shainman Gallery is pleased to announce Pot of Wisdom, El Anatsui’s third solo exhibition with the gallery. Continuing with his use of found metals and copper wire, this body of work explores new ...

Broken Bridge II is a sculpture by artist El Anatsui, who lives and works in Nigeria. For the past 10 months, the installation has been exhibited at the High Line and will be coming down on September ...

Behind the Red Moon is the 2023 Hyundai Commission, an annual exhibition where a globally important artist is invited to stage an installation at the gallery. The exhibition also kicked off the annual ...

"El Anatsui: Art and Life by Susan Mullin Vogel is the essential resource on the Ghanaian artist known worldwide for spectacular tapestries of reclaimed bottle tops. This revised and expanded book ...

Recycling may be the eco-friendly option in the United States. But in Africa, where resources are much more scarce, recycling is a way of life and no scrap of material goes to waste. The art of El ...

"This book was published on the occasion of the exhibition El Anatsui: New Worlds. Mount Holyoke College Art Museum, 21 January-8 June 2014"--Colophon. Introduction / John R. Stomberg -- New worlds / ...

“Ocean,” now on view on the coast of Denmark, fuses past with present, and art with science to raise urgent questions about our relationship with the sea. By A.J. Goldmann As his newest sculptures ...