Anatsui
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Anatsui is a Ghanaian sculptor renowned for his monumental wall hangings made from recycled bottle caps and metal, which explore themes of history, consumption, and transformation.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Anatsui canonical | 1 |
| El Anatsui’s bottle-cap series | 1 |
| Gravity and Grace: Monumental Works by El Anatsui | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4745627 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Anatsui Context triple: [El Anatsui, familyName, Anatsui]
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A.
Tin-Essako
Tin-Essako is a remote commune and village in northeastern Mali, situated in the desert expanses of the Kidal Region near the Algerian border.
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B.
Soral
Soral is a small rural municipality in southwestern Switzerland, located in the canton of Geneva near the French border.
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Lunan
Lunan is a small coastal settlement in Angus, Scotland, known for its proximity to the scenic Lunan Bay beach.
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D.
Ikwerre
Ikwerre is a Niger-Congo language spoken primarily by the Ikwerre people in Rivers State, Nigeria, particularly in and around Port Harcourt.
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E.
Djuna
Djuna is a distinctive given name most famously associated with the modernist writer and artist Djuna Barnes.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Anatsui Target entity description: Anatsui is a Ghanaian sculptor renowned for his monumental wall hangings made from recycled bottle caps and metal, which explore themes of history, consumption, and transformation.
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A.
Tin-Essako
Tin-Essako is a remote commune and village in northeastern Mali, situated in the desert expanses of the Kidal Region near the Algerian border.
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B.
Soral
Soral is a small rural municipality in southwestern Switzerland, located in the canton of Geneva near the French border.
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C.
Lunan
Lunan is a small coastal settlement in Angus, Scotland, known for its proximity to the scenic Lunan Bay beach.
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D.
Ikwerre
Ikwerre is a Niger-Congo language spoken primarily by the Ikwerre people in Rivers State, Nigeria, particularly in and around Port Harcourt.
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E.
Djuna
Djuna is a distinctive given name most famously associated with the modernist writer and artist Djuna Barnes.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
person
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sculptor ⓘ visual artist ⓘ |
| artisticTheme |
colonialism and postcolonialism
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consumption ⓘ global trade ⓘ history ⓘ memory ⓘ transformation ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement at the Venice Biennale
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linked to:
Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement
Honorary Doctorate from Harvard University ⓘ Praemium Imperiale for Sculpture ⓘ
linked to:
Praemium Imperiale
Prince Claus Award ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1944-02-04 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Anyako, Ghana ⓘ |
| birthYear | 1944 ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Ghana ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology ⓘ |
| employer | University of Nigeria, Nsukka ⓘ |
| exhibitedAt |
Brooklyn Museum
ⓘ
Metropolitan Museum of Art ⓘ National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution ⓘ
linked to:
National Museum of African Art
Royal Academy of Arts, London ⓘ
linked to:
Royal Academy of Arts
Venice Biennale ⓘ |
| familyName |
Anatsui
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linked to:
El Anatsui
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| fieldOfWork |
contemporary art
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installation art ⓘ sculpture ⓘ |
| givenName | El ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
African textile traditions
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Ewe culture ⓘ history of the transatlantic slave trade ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
aluminum bottle caps
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copper wire ⓘ metal bottle seals ⓘ recycled materials ⓘ |
| movement | contemporary African art ⓘ |
| name | El Anatsui ⓘ |
| notableFor |
large-scale installations
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monumental wall hangings made from recycled bottle caps and metal ⓘ use of found materials ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Dusasa I
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Dusasa II ⓘ
linked to:
Dusasa I
Dusasa III ⓘ Earth’s Skin ⓘ Gli (Wall)} ⓘ
linked to:
Gli (Wall)
Gravity and Grace ⓘ |
| occupation | professor of art ⓘ |
| styleCharacteristic | flexible metal tapestries that can be reconfigured for each installation ⓘ |
| workLocation | Nsukka, Nigeria ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Anatsui Description of subject: Anatsui is a Ghanaian sculptor renowned for his monumental wall hangings made from recycled bottle caps and metal, which explore themes of history, consumption, and transformation.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Anatsui
linked to: Anatsui