《El Anatsui / Scottish Mission Book Depot Keta》
29 Jun – 29 Sep 2024
The most significant exploration of El Anatsui’s practice ever staged in the UK, “Scottish Mission Book Depot Keta,” spanning five decades of work, is currently on view at Talbot Rice Gallery in Edinburgh.
The exhibition opens with a monumental new work made specifically for Talbot Rice Gallery. It journeys through a large selection of Anatsui’s iconic large-scale sculptural wall hangings made with reclaimed metal from the bottling industry in Ghana and Nigeria (made between 2002 to 2024). This includes "Woman’s Cloth" (2002), the first of its kind on loan from the British Museum, and "Royal Slumber" (2023).
The exhibition also includes a selection of carved wooden reliefs from over a 30 year period, as well as printed works on paper that tell the story, and carry the imprint, of his decades-long, intricate production of the monumental metal bottle-top artworks, most recently seen in an extraordinary commission for Tate Modern’s Turbine Hall, culminating in a huge outdoor installation "TSIATSIA—Searching for Connection" (2013).
Besides, congratulations to El Anatsui awarded 'Visionary Artist Degree of Doctor' from The University of Edinburgh for his contribution to the field of visual arts during 40 years of his career of teaching and influencing many generations of artists.
