Arvo Pärt vs El Anatsui
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Compare the life timelines of Arvo Pärt (1935–present) and El Anatsui (1944–present) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 82 years, from 1944 to 2026.
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Arvo Pärt (1935–present)
- — Born in Paide, Estonia Verified
- — Worked as a sound engineer at Estonian Radio Verified
- — Graduated from the Tallinn Conservatory Verified
- — Married Nora Pärt Verified
- — Composed Für Alina, the first tintinnabuli work Verified
- — Composed Fratres, Tabula Rasa and Spiegel im Spiegel Verified
- — Emigrated from Soviet Estonia to Vienna Verified
- — Moved to West Berlin Verified
- — Returned to live in Estonia Verified
- — Arvo Pärt Centre opened in Laulasmaa Verified
El Anatsui (1944–present)
- — Born in Anyako, Gold Coast Verified
- — Graduated in sculpture from the College of Art in Kumasi Verified
- — Moved to Nigeria to teach at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka Verified
- — Began making wall hangings from bottle tops Verified
- — Work shown on the facade of the Palazzo Fortuny at the Venice Biennale Verified
- — Awarded the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement at the Venice Biennale Verified
- — Received the Praemium Imperiale for sculpture Verified
- — Created the Turbine Hall commission Behind the Red Moon at Tate Modern Verified