El Anatsui
4 February 1944 – present
El Anatsui is a Ghanaian sculptor who has lived and worked in Nigeria since 1975, teaching for decades at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka. He is best known for large, flexible wall hangings assembled from thousands of discarded aluminium bottle tops joined with copper wire. He received the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement at the Venice Biennale in 2015.
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Life events
He was born in the Volta Region of what is now Ghana.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgHe studied at the University of Science and Technology in Kumasi, Ghana.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgHe joined the fine and applied arts department, where he taught for many years.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgHe started assembling discarded aluminium liquor-bottle caps into large metal cloths.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgLarge metal hangings were displayed in Venice during the 2007 Biennale.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgThe award is given annually by the Japan Art Association.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgThe installation filled the Turbine Hall in London with suspended metal panels.
Source: en.wikipedia.org