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El Anatsui

1944 - Today

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El Anatsui (; born 4 February 1944) is a Ghanaian sculptor active for much of his career in Nigeria. He has drawn particular international attention for his "bottle-top installations". These installations consist of thousands of aluminum pieces sourced from alcohol recycling stations and sewn together with copper wire, which are then transformed into metallic cloth-like wall sculptures. Such materials, while seemingly stiff and sturdy, are actually free and flexible, which often helps with manipulation when installing his sculptures. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. El Anatsui is the 219th most popular sculptor (up from 223rd in 2019), the 25th most popular biography from Ghana (down from 23rd in 2019) and the most popular Ghanaian Sculptor.

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Among SCULPTORS

Among sculptors, El Anatsui ranks 219 out of 258. Before him are Lola Mora, Mark Antokolsky, Ara Shiraz, Marisol Escobar, Yervand Kochar, and Damophon. After him are Edmonia Lewis, Peter Clodt von Jürgensburg, Antony Gormley, Stepan Erzia, Anna Golubkina, and Franz West.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1944, El Anatsui ranks 527. Before him are Ramiro Blacut, Valmir Louruz, Guity Novin, Kay Ivey, Leonard Slatkin, and Roger Dean. After him are Zhanna Bichevskaya, Matthew Cowles, Ken Howard, Barbara Thompson, Claes-Ingvar Lagerkvist, and Buchi Emecheta.

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In Ghana

Among people born in Ghana, El Anatsui ranks 25 out of 162. Before him are Christian Atsu (1992), Kofi Kingston (1981), Joseph Arthur Ankrah (1915), Asamoah Gyan (1985), Samuel Kuffour (1976), and Tony Yeboah (1966). After him are Hilla Limann (1934), Sulley Muntari (1984), Ignatius Kutu Acheampong (1931), Stephen Appiah (1980), Fred Akuffo (1937), and William Boyd (1952).

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Among SCULPTORS In Ghana

Among sculptors born in Ghana, El Anatsui ranks 1. After him are Eric Adjetey Anang (1985).

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