Gravity and Grace: Monumental Works by El Anatsui

The first solo exhibition in a New York museum by the artist El Anatsui. Gravity and Grace: Monumental Works by El Anatsui will



feature over 30 primarily large-scale works in metal and wood that transform appropriated objects into site-specific sculptures.

Anatsui converts found materials into a new type of media that lies between the bounds of sculpture and painting. In so doing, he combines aesthetic traditions from his birth country Ghana, his home in Nsukka, Nigeria, and the global history of abstraction. His works can take on radically new shapes with each installation.

Included in the exhibition are twelve recent monumental wall and floor sculptures, including Gli (Wall), 2010, and Earth’s Skin, 2009, which are widely considered to represent the apex of Anatsui’s career.

Exhibition on view through August 4, 2013

Museum Hours: Wednesday, Friday-Sunday 11:00a.m.-6:00p.m.; Thursday 11:00a.m.-10:00p.m.