El

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El is the given name of El Anatsui, the renowned Ghanaian-Nigerian sculptor celebrated for his monumental metal wall hangings made from recycled materials.

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El canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf person ⓘ
sculptor ⓘ
visual artist ⓘ
artMedium aluminum ⓘ
bottle caps ⓘ
copper wire ⓘ
awardReceived Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement ⓘ
Praemium Imperiale ⓘ
Prince Claus Award ⓘ
birthName El Anatsui ⓘ
continentOfBirth Africa ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Ghana ⓘ
Nigeria ⓘ
educatedAt University of Science and Technology, Kumasi ⓘ
employer University of Nigeria, Nsukka ⓘ
exhibitedAt Brooklyn Museum ⓘ
Metropolitan Museum of Art ⓘ
Royal Academy of Arts, London ⓘ
Venice Biennale ⓘ
fieldOfWork contemporary art ⓘ
installation art ⓘ
sculpture ⓘ
gender male ⓘ
givenName El ⓘ
influencedBy African visual traditions ⓘ
textile patterns ⓘ
movement contemporary African art ⓘ
name El Anatsui ⓘ
nationality Ghanaian ⓘ
Nigerian ⓘ
notableFor monumental metal wall hangings ⓘ
use of recycled materials ⓘ
notableWork Dusasa series ⓘ
Gli (Wall) ⓘ
Gravity and Grace ⓘ
occupation professor ⓘ
sculptor ⓘ
placeOfBirth Anyako, Ghana ⓘ
residence Nigeria ⓘ
style abstract ⓘ
large-scale wall installations ⓘ
theme consumption and waste ⓘ
history of colonialism ⓘ
transformation of materials ⓘ
usesMaterial recycled materials ⓘ
workLocation Nsukka, Nigeria ⓘ

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subject linked to: Anatsui