ArtistsEl Anatsui
El Anatsui

El Anatsui

1944
WA-00003630
Anyako, Ghana
ContemporaryInstallation Art
Representation
None documented
1
Institutional Exhibitions
4
Works in Collection
19
Assets Indexed
12
Authority-backed Facts
0
Publications Referenced
90%
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Authority Records (2)

Selected Institutional Exhibitions

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Nigerian Modernism | Tate Modern
Tate

Field Verification (7 fields)

4 cross-verified · 3 single-source
  • NationalityArtsy + Duplicate Merge+1· 85%
  • Birth yearWikidata + Unknown· 92%
  • LocationArtsy + Gallery· 85%
  • WebsiteWikidata· 92%
  • BiographyGallery Generic + Unknown· 72%
  • DeceasedUnknown· 20%
  • Primary mediumUnknown· 20%

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About

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Movement
Contemporary
Medium
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Institutional

Museum Collections

Canonical record

Artworks (4)

Artwork sources (2)

4 published of 7 catalogued · 5 with image
  • MoMA
    2 publishedof 5 catalogued5 img
  • The Met
    2 published
Record

Images

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El Anatsui, Room 8, Signs of Life   The Nsukka School, Nigerian Modernism, Tate Modern, London 09
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El Anatsui, Room 8, Signs of Life   The Nsukka School, Nigerian Modernism, Tate Modern, London 12
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El Anatsui, Room 8, Signs of Life   The Nsukka School, Nigerian Modernism, Tate Modern, London 11
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El Anatsui, Room 8, Signs of Life   The Nsukka School, Nigerian Modernism, Tate Modern, London 08
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El Anatsui, Room 8, Signs of Life   The Nsukka School, Nigerian Modernism, Tate Modern, London 09
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El Anatsui, Room 8, Signs of Life   The Nsukka School, Nigerian Modernism, Tate Modern, London 12
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Relationships

7
Peers & Context1
Uzo Egonuco-exhibited
Institutional

Representation & Collections

Represented by
Jack Shainman
Current
In collection
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
In collection
Tate
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Background

Education

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
Visual Arts
Record

Exhibitions and timeline