Peak Project, 1999
In essence then, this aesthetic is about fluidity of ideas and impermanence of form, and indeterminacy, as well as giving others the freedom, or better still, the authority to try their hands at forming what the artist has provided as a starting point, a datum. -El Anatsui
Due to unforeseen circumstances El Anatsui: Process and Project is closed as of April 29th. We apologize for any inconvenience.
The exhibition, organized by the Museum for African Art, marked an exciting collaboration between BRIC Contemporary Art and the museum. The show started off with a jamb-packed opening, was a feature of NYC Immigrant Heritage Week . Highlights also included a public lecture and discussion of El Anatsui’s work at the Brooklyn Historical Society and a visit by the renown poet and scholar Obiora Udechukwu.
If you were intrigued by this show’s focus on process and transformation and want to experience the artist’ large-scale works, don’t miss El Anatsui: When I Last Wrote to You About Africa, a major retrospective of the artist’s career. Organized by the Museum for African Art, it will be the inaugural exhibition at the Museum’s new building on Museum Mile in Manhattan, set to open in 2010.
Until then be sure to check out the Museum for African Art’s roster of upcoming public programs, which include lectures, festivals, music, film, and dance taking place through the spring and summer. Festivities include the South African Freedom Day Festival in Fort Greene’s Cuyler Gore Park, on Saturday, May 2nd!
