El

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El is the given name of El Anatsui, the renowned Ghanaian-Nigerian sculptor celebrated for his monumental metal wall hangings made from recycled materials.

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El canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf person
sculptor
visual artist
artMedium aluminum
bottle caps
copper wire
awardReceived Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement
Praemium Imperiale
Prince Claus Award
birthName El Anatsui
continentOfBirth Africa
countryOfCitizenship Ghana
Nigeria
educatedAt University of Science and Technology, Kumasi
employer University of Nigeria, Nsukka
exhibitedAt Brooklyn Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Royal Academy of Arts, London
Venice Biennale
fieldOfWork contemporary art
installation art
sculpture
gender male
givenName El
influencedBy African visual traditions
textile patterns
movement contemporary African art
name El Anatsui
nationality Ghanaian
Nigerian
notableFor monumental metal wall hangings
use of recycled materials
notableWork Dusasa series
Gli (Wall)
Gravity and Grace
occupation professor
sculptor
placeOfBirth Anyako, Ghana
residence Nigeria
style abstract
large-scale wall installations
theme consumption and waste
history of colonialism
transformation of materials
usesMaterial recycled materials
workLocation Nsukka, Nigeria

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El Anatsui givenName El
El Anatsui givenName El
subject linked to: Anatsui