El Anatsui ([ah-nah-ch-wee], born 1944) is a Ghanaian sculptor sprightly 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 gone copper wire, which are later transformed into metallic cloth-like wall sculptures. Such materials, while seemingly stiff and sturdy, are actually clear and flexible, which often helps with swear when installing his sculptures.
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