Earth Cloth, 2003

ArtistEl Anatsui, Anyako *1944

Aluminium bottle caps, copper wire

(H x W)510 × 530 cm

Status

on display, room 006

About the workInterwoven world history: these works by the Ghanaian sculptor El Anatsui, made out of aluminium caps from bottles of alcohol, draw attention to the interconnections between Africa, Europe and America. Beginning in the sixteenth century, those in power on each continent engaged in the slave trade. African traders were often paid in alcohol. By reusing thousands of bottle caps, Anatsui links this historical retrospection with issues of modern society: the piece raises questions about consumption, trade and the environment.

AccessionAcquisition 2006

Provenance2006 Acquisition from October Gallery, London

Inventory number0.2006.13

Contemporary art
Abstraction

Contact

sammlung@kunstpalast.de

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