New Exhibition of Works by African Artist El Anatsui at the Hood Museum of
Art
The Hood Museum of Art is
hosting El Anatsui:
GAWU, an exhibition of metal "tapestries" and other sculptures by
one of Africa's most powerful contemporary artists, through March 4. El Anatsui
uses found objects to celebrate Africa's rich artistic and cultural
heritage.
Peak Project in tin and copper wire
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Wastepaper Basket in aluminum plates and copper wire, both by African artist El
Anatsui.
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The exhibition spotlights large-scale works created from found objects,
including the spectacular metal cloth Hovor which the Hood Museum of
Art recently acquired, and two recently completed works that will be exhibited
for the first time. The works in this exhibition reference diverse
relationships of trade, materiality, tradition, and modernity between West
Africa, Europe, and the Americas, the human histories of materials in common
use, and the African continent's concerns about the adverse affects of
globalization, consumerism, and waste. Organized by the Oriel Mostyn Gallery in
New South Wales, this is El Anatsui's first solo exhibition to travel the
United States.
El Anatsui will speak at the opening event for GAWU on Wednesday, Jan. 10,
at 5:30 p.m. in the Arthur M. Loew Auditorium. A reception will follow in Kim
Gallery. Other programming specific to the exhibition includes a Family Day,
adult and teen workshops, and lunchtime gallery talks. (See the detailed
calendar.)
The presentation of this Oriel Mostyn Gallery touring exhibition at the Hood
Museum of Art is generously funded by the George O. Southwick 1957 Memorial
Fund and the Hansen Family Fund.
By SHARON REED
PHOTOS BY NOEL BROWN
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