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El Anatsui’s ‘Upcycled’ Art

Posted by Alex | March 15th, 2010 | Filed under Uncategorized

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Interesting article in this week’s New York Time’s Style Magazine on Ghanaian artist El Anatsui, a sculptor who is gaining recognition for his tapestries ‘woven’ from the aluminum caps of discarded liquor bottles. In spite of their humble provenance, the resulting pieces are lovely—enough to have been “upcycled” into the collection of the Met.

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