EL ANATSUI: BEHIND THE RED MOON
Tate Modern today unveils a monumental sculptural installation created by Ghanaian artist El Anatsui. Thousands of metal bottle tops and fragments have been stitched together into three expansive abstract compositions. These undulating forms, which are the artist’s largest work to date, cut through the vast industrial space of the Turbine Hall, reflecting on the expanse of human history and the elemental power of the natural world. Each sculpture refers to Anatsui’s interest in the movement and migration of goods and people during the transatlantic slave trade. This is the eighth annual Hyundai Commission, made possible by the ongoing partnership between Tate and Hyundai Motor.
Image: El Anatsui: Behind the Red Moon in the Tate Modern's Turbine Hall CREDIT: Guy Bell / Alamy Live News. Image above: detail of El Anatsui: Behind the Red Moon, Turbine Hall, Tate Modern, London, UK. Photo courtesy of Lucy Green...........
Image: El Anatsui: Behind the Red Moon in the Tate Modern's Turbine Hall CREDIT: Guy Bell / Alamy Live News. Image above: detail of El Anatsui: Behind the Red Moon, Turbine Hall, Tate Modern, London, UK. Photo courtesy of Lucy Green...........
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