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"The international art world is celebrating the Ghanaian artist El Anatsui in
London. On 9 October, a gigantic installation of three new works –
Behind the
Red Moon – opened at the Turbine Hall at the prestigious Tate Modern,
displaying what Anatsui is most famous for: unique, large scale sculptural
hangings.
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 Frieze Week of art shows in
the city staged to coincide with the Frieze Art Fair, a major international art
event.
This and another two significant exhibitions by Anatsui are happening
simultaneously in London.
Anatsui spent decades teaching sculpture and art education at the University of
Nigeria in Nsukka. As an art lecturer in the same department I have followed
and taught his work to students for years – as he once taught me. Along with
other former students of his, I travelled to London to view
Behind the Red
Moon.
The Tate installation further cements the already considerable international
reputation of the 79-year-old artist, who creates enormous sculptural pieces,
normally from wood and recycled materials such as discarded bottle tops. It
does so in a way that establishes a powerful conversation about how history is
constructed by the coming together of many cultures in a capitalist world."
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*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
