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El Anatsui: Day after Night

Past exhibition
November 29, 2022 - January 29, 2023
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El Anatsui: Day after Night

Barakat Contemporary proudly presents El Anatsui: Day after Night. The exhibition, which will run from Nov 29th, 2022 to Jan 29th, 2023, is a compelling study on the materiality of light. El Anatsui returns to Korea after his first exhibition in the country in 2017, El Anatsui: Topology of Generosity, which was also presented by Barakat Contemporary.

 

From the broken ceramics and wooden reliefs to the monumental bottle cap sculptures, El Anatsui has experimented throughout his life on how to represent the form and potential of African sculpture in his own unique formal language that transcends sculpture and painting. His artistic scope has constantly expanded from the history of Africa to all mankind. Following the discovery and reinvention of bottle caps as a new sculptural material, El Anatsui has worked on the bottle cap sculptures since the late 90s; they are now considered a work of significance in art history. El Anatsui’s continued self-reflection, perception to details, and creative touch have allowed the objects of his works to represent their own meaning within the history of Africa. At El Anatsui: Day after Night, the artist’s second solo exhibition in Korea, Anatsui’s latest bottle cap sculptures are embroidered across the space of Barakat Contemporary, shining the light of re-creation in abstract patterns. Anatsui’s works whisper visual poems with ephemeral implications, fascinating the viewers with the indulgence of light reflecting out of the darkness.

 

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Installation Views
Works
  • New World Symphony 2022 Aluminium and copper wire 630 x 825 cm

    New World Symphony

    2022

    Aluminium and copper wire

    630 x 825 cm

  • Generation Coming 2022 Aluminium and copper wire 353 x 410 cm

    Generation Coming

    2022

    Aluminium and copper wire

    353 x 410 cm

  • Three Keys 2022 Aluminium and copper wire 295 x 382 cm

    Three Keys

    2022

    Aluminium and copper wire

    295 x 382 cm

  • of Realities and Illusions 2022 Tropical hardwood 268 x 367 cm

    of Realities and Illusions

    2022

    Tropical hardwood

    268 x 367 cm

  • Pray All Night P 2022 Monoprint 59.6 x 88.27 cm (Framed: 6 4 x 93.8 x 4.7 cm)

    Pray All Night P

    2022

    Monoprint

    59.6 x 88.27 cm

    (Framed: 6 4 x 93.8 x 4.7 cm)

  • Pray All Night F 2022 Monoprint 59.6 x 88.27 cm (Framed: 6 4 x 93.8 x 4.7 cm)

    Pray All Night F

    2022

    Monoprint 
    59.6 x 88.27 cm
    (Framed: 6 4 x 93.8 x 4.7 cm)
Videos
  • El Anatsui—Day After Night

    El Anatsui—Day After Night

    Exhibition Sketch Check out our video sketch of El Anatsui’s solo exhibition in Korea, Day after Night. “El Anatsui’s tapestry (sculptural) works shimmer with red, yellow, gold and silver, but upon closer... Read more

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