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El Anatsui at Tate Modern: 'It took a long time for the West to realise there is contemporary art in Africa'
The Ghanaian artist talks about his Turbine Hall commission at Tate Modern, forging a new artistic identity and tackling the transatlantic slave trade in his work.
When Tate came calling, a couple of years ago, to invite the eminent Ghanaian artist El Anatsui to create a new installation for the Turbine Hall Hyundai Commission, his first idea was to plant a field of sugar cane, to wave in the autumn breezes that flow down the ramp from the gallery's entrance doors.
Anatsui, now 81, knew that those white gold grains were the key, however. "I was born in the colonial Gold Coast and the only sugar brand was Tate & Lyle, so I grew up knowing that Tate & Lyle benefited from the aftermath of the transatlantic trade. So I had to do something that has something to do with that period, when the continents were linked, whether for good or bad."
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El Anatsui at Tate Modern: 'It took a long time for the West to realise there is contemporary art in Africa'
The Ghanaian artist talks about his Turbine Hall commission at Tate Modern, forging a new artistic identity and tackling the transatlantic slave trade in his work.
When Tate came calling, a couple of years ago, to invite the eminent Ghanaian artist El Anatsui to create a new installation for the Turbine Hall Hyundai Commission, his first idea was to plant a field of sugar cane, to wave in the autumn breezes that flow down the ramp from the gallery's entrance doors.
Anatsui, now 81, knew that those white gold grains were the key, however. "I was born in the colonial Gold Coast and the only sugar brand was Tate & Lyle, so I grew up knowing that Tate & Lyle benefited from the aftermath of the transatlantic trade. So I had to do something that has something to do with that period, when the continents were linked, whether for good or bad."
Artist El AnaisuiI pictured with his latest work, Behind the Red Moon as it is unveiled at Tate Modern's
Turbine Hall.
09/10/2023
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El Anatsui at Tate Modern: 'It took a long time for the West to realise there is contemporary art in Africa'
The Ghanaian artist talks about his Turbine Hall commission at Tate Modern, forging a new artistic identity and tackling the transatlantic slave trade in his work.
When Tate came calling, a couple of years ago, to invite the eminent Ghanaian artist El Anatsui to create a new installation for the Turbine Hall Hyundai Commission, his first idea was to plant a field of sugar cane, to wave in the autumn breezes that flow down the ramp from the gallery's entrance doors.
Anatsui, now 81, knew that those white gold grains were the key, however. "I was born in the colonial Gold Coast and the only sugar brand was Tate & Lyle, so I grew up knowing that Tate & Lyle benefited from the aftermath of the transatlantic trade. So I had to do something that has something to do with that period, when the continents were linked, whether for good or bad."
Artist El AnaisuiI pictured with his latest work, Behind the Red Moon as it is unveiled at Tate Modern's
Turbine Hall.
09/10/2023
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El Anatsui at Tate Modern: 'It took a long time for the West to realise there is contemporary art in Africa'
The Ghanaian artist talks about his Turbine Hall commission at Tate Modern, forging a new artistic identity and tackling the transatlantic slave trade in his work.
When Tate came calling, a couple of years ago, to invite the eminent Ghanaian artist El Anatsui to create a new installation for the Turbine Hall Hyundai Commission, his first idea was to plant a field of sugar cane, to wave in the autumn breezes that flow down the ramp from the gallery's entrance doors.
Anatsui, now 81, knew that those white gold grains were the key, however. "I was born in the colonial Gold Coast and the only sugar brand was Tate & Lyle, so I grew up knowing that Tate & Lyle benefited from the aftermath of the transatlantic trade. So I had to do something that has something to do with that period, when the continents were linked, whether for good or bad."
Artist El AnaisuiI pictured with his latest work, Behind the Red Moon as it is unveiled at Tate Modern's
Turbine Hall.
09/10/2023
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El Anatsui at Tate Modern: 'It took a long time for the West to realise there is contemporary art in Africa'
The Ghanaian artist talks about his Turbine Hall commission at Tate Modern, forging a new artistic identity and tackling the transatlantic slave trade in his work.
When Tate came calling, a couple of years ago, to invite the eminent Ghanaian artist El Anatsui to create a new installation for the Turbine Hall Hyundai Commission, his first idea was to plant a field of sugar cane, to wave in the autumn breezes that flow down the ramp from the gallery's entrance doors.
Anatsui, now 81, knew that those white gold grains were the key, however. "I was born in the colonial Gold Coast and the only sugar brand was Tate & Lyle, so I grew up knowing that Tate & Lyle benefited from the aftermath of the transatlantic trade. So I had to do something that has something to do with that period, when the continents were linked, whether for good or bad."
Artist El AnaisuiI pictured with his latest work, Behind the Red Moon as it is unveiled at Tate Modern's
Turbine Hall.
09/10/2023
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El Anatsui at Tate Modern: 'It took a long time for the West to realise there is contemporary art in Africa'
The Ghanaian artist talks about his Turbine Hall commission at Tate Modern, forging a new artistic identity and tackling the transatlantic slave trade in his work.
When Tate came calling, a couple of years ago, to invite the eminent Ghanaian artist El Anatsui to create a new installation for the Turbine Hall Hyundai Commission, his first idea was to plant a field of sugar cane, to wave in the autumn breezes that flow down the ramp from the gallery's entrance doors.
Anatsui, now 81, knew that those white gold grains were the key, however. "I was born in the colonial Gold Coast and the only sugar brand was Tate & Lyle, so I grew up knowing that Tate & Lyle benefited from the aftermath of the transatlantic trade. So I had to do something that has something to do with that period, when the continents were linked, whether for good or bad."
Artist El AnaisuiI pictured with his latest work, Behind the Red Moon as it is unveiled at Tate Modern's
Turbine Hall.
09/10/2023
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El Anatsui at Tate Modern: 'It took a long time for the West to realise there is contemporary art in Africa'
The Ghanaian artist talks about his Turbine Hall commission at Tate Modern, forging a new artistic identity and tackling the transatlantic slave trade in his work.
When Tate came calling, a couple of years ago, to invite the eminent Ghanaian artist El Anatsui to create a new installation for the Turbine Hall Hyundai Commission, his first idea was to plant a field of sugar cane, to wave in the autumn breezes that flow down the ramp from the gallery's entrance doors.
Anatsui, now 81, knew that those white gold grains were the key, however. "I was born in the colonial Gold Coast and the only sugar brand was Tate & Lyle, so I grew up knowing that Tate & Lyle benefited from the aftermath of the transatlantic trade. So I had to do something that has something to do with that period, when the continents were linked, whether for good or bad."
Artist El AnaisuiI pictured with his latest work, Behind the Red Moon as it is unveiled at Tate Modern's
Turbine Hall.
09/10/2023
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El Anatsui at Tate Modern: 'It took a long time for the West to realise there is contemporary art in Africa'
The Ghanaian artist talks about his Turbine Hall commission at Tate Modern, forging a new artistic identity and tackling the transatlantic slave trade in his work.
When Tate came calling, a couple of years ago, to invite the eminent Ghanaian artist El Anatsui to create a new installation for the Turbine Hall Hyundai Commission, his first idea was to plant a field of sugar cane, to wave in the autumn breezes that flow down the ramp from the gallery's entrance doors.
Anatsui, now 81, knew that those white gold grains were the key, however. "I was born in the colonial Gold Coast and the only sugar brand was Tate & Lyle, so I grew up knowing that Tate & Lyle benefited from the aftermath of the transatlantic trade. So I had to do something that has something to do with that period, when the continents were linked, whether for good or bad."
Artist El AnaisuiI pictured with his latest work, Behind the Red Moon as it is unveiled at Tate Modern's
Turbine Hall.
09/10/2023
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El Anatsui at Tate Modern: 'It took a long time for the West to realise there is contemporary art in Africa'
The Ghanaian artist talks about his Turbine Hall commission at Tate Modern, forging a new artistic identity and tackling the transatlantic slave trade in his work.
When Tate came calling, a couple of years ago, to invite the eminent Ghanaian artist El Anatsui to create a new installation for the Turbine Hall Hyundai Commission, his first idea was to plant a field of sugar cane, to wave in the autumn breezes that flow down the ramp from the gallery's entrance doors.
Anatsui, now 81, knew that those white gold grains were the key, however. "I was born in the colonial Gold Coast and the only sugar brand was Tate & Lyle, so I grew up knowing that Tate & Lyle benefited from the aftermath of the transatlantic trade. So I had to do something that has something to do with that period, when the continents were linked, whether for good or bad."
Artist El AnaisuiI pictured with his latest work, Behind the Red Moon as it is unveiled at Tate Modern's
Turbine Hall.
09/10/2023
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El Anatsui at Tate Modern: 'It took a long time for the West to realise there is contemporary art in Africa'
The Ghanaian artist talks about his Turbine Hall commission at Tate Modern, forging a new artistic identity and tackling the transatlantic slave trade in his work.
When Tate came calling, a couple of years ago, to invite the eminent Ghanaian artist El Anatsui to create a new installation for the Turbine Hall Hyundai Commission, his first idea was to plant a field of sugar cane, to wave in the autumn breezes that flow down the ramp from the gallery's entrance doors.
Anatsui, now 81, knew that those white gold grains were the key, however. "I was born in the colonial Gold Coast and the only sugar brand was Tate & Lyle, so I grew up knowing that Tate & Lyle benefited from the aftermath of the transatlantic trade. So I had to do something that has something to do with that period, when the continents were linked, whether for good or bad."
Artist El AnaisuiI pictured with his latest work, Behind the Red Moon as it is unveiled at Tate Modern's
Turbine Hall.
09/10/2023
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El Anatsui at Tate Modern: 'It took a long time for the West to realise there is contemporary art in Africa'
The Ghanaian artist talks about his Turbine Hall commission at Tate Modern, forging a new artistic identity and tackling the transatlantic slave trade in his work.
When Tate came calling, a couple of years ago, to invite the eminent Ghanaian artist El Anatsui to create a new installation for the Turbine Hall Hyundai Commission, his first idea was to plant a field of sugar cane, to wave in the autumn breezes that flow down the ramp from the gallery's entrance doors.
Anatsui, now 81, knew that those white gold grains were the key, however. "I was born in the colonial Gold Coast and the only sugar brand was Tate & Lyle, so I grew up knowing that Tate & Lyle benefited from the aftermath of the transatlantic trade. So I had to do something that has something to do with that period, when the continents were linked, whether for good or bad."
Artist El AnaisuiI pictured with his latest work, Behind the Red Moon as it is unveiled at Tate Modern's
Turbine Hall.
09/10/2023
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El Anatsui at Tate Modern: 'It took a long time for the West to realise there is contemporary art in Africa'
The Ghanaian artist talks about his Turbine Hall commission at Tate Modern, forging a new artistic identity and tackling the transatlantic slave trade in his work.
When Tate came calling, a couple of years ago, to invite the eminent Ghanaian artist El Anatsui to create a new installation for the Turbine Hall Hyundai Commission, his first idea was to plant a field of sugar cane, to wave in the autumn breezes that flow down the ramp from the gallery's entrance doors.
Anatsui, now 81, knew that those white gold grains were the key, however. "I was born in the colonial Gold Coast and the only sugar brand was Tate & Lyle, so I grew up knowing that Tate & Lyle benefited from the aftermath of the transatlantic trade. So I had to do something that has something to do with that period, when the continents were linked, whether for good or bad."
Artist El AnaisuiI pictured with his latest work, Behind the Red Moon as it is unveiled at Tate Modern's
Turbine Hall.
09/10/2023
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El Anatsui at Tate Modern: 'It took a long time for the West to realise there is contemporary art in Africa'
The Ghanaian artist talks about his Turbine Hall commission at Tate Modern, forging a new artistic identity and tackling the transatlantic slave trade in his work.
When Tate came calling, a couple of years ago, to invite the eminent Ghanaian artist El Anatsui to create a new installation for the Turbine Hall Hyundai Commission, his first idea was to plant a field of sugar cane, to wave in the autumn breezes that flow down the ramp from the gallery's entrance doors.
Anatsui, now 81, knew that those white gold grains were the key, however. "I was born in the colonial Gold Coast and the only sugar brand was Tate & Lyle, so I grew up knowing that Tate & Lyle benefited from the aftermath of the transatlantic trade. So I had to do something that has something to do with that period, when the continents were linked, whether for good or bad."
Artist El AnaisuiI pictured with his latest work, Behind the Red Moon as it is unveiled at Tate Modern's
Turbine Hall.
09/10/2023
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El Anatsui at Tate Modern: 'It took a long time for the West to realise there is contemporary art in Africa'
The Ghanaian artist talks about his Turbine Hall commission at Tate Modern, forging a new artistic identity and tackling the transatlantic slave trade in his work.
When Tate came calling, a couple of years ago, to invite the eminent Ghanaian artist El Anatsui to create a new installation for the Turbine Hall Hyundai Commission, his first idea was to plant a field of sugar cane, to wave in the autumn breezes that flow down the ramp from the gallery's entrance doors.
Anatsui, now 81, knew that those white gold grains were the key, however. "I was born in the colonial Gold Coast and the only sugar brand was Tate & Lyle, so I grew up knowing that Tate & Lyle benefited from the aftermath of the transatlantic trade. So I had to do something that has something to do with that period, when the continents were linked, whether for good or bad."
Artist El AnaisuiI pictured with his latest work, Behind the Red Moon as it is unveiled at Tate Modern's
Turbine Hall.
09/10/2023
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El Anatsui at Tate Modern: 'It took a long time for the West to realise there is contemporary art in Africa'
The Ghanaian artist talks about his Turbine Hall commission at Tate Modern, forging a new artistic identity and tackling the transatlantic slave trade in his work.
When Tate came calling, a couple of years ago, to invite the eminent Ghanaian artist El Anatsui to create a new installation for the Turbine Hall Hyundai Commission, his first idea was to plant a field of sugar cane, to wave in the autumn breezes that flow down the ramp from the gallery's entrance doors.
Anatsui, now 81, knew that those white gold grains were the key, however. "I was born in the colonial Gold Coast and the only sugar brand was Tate & Lyle, so I grew up knowing that Tate & Lyle benefited from the aftermath of the transatlantic trade. So I had to do something that has something to do with that period, when the continents were linked, whether for good or bad."
Artist El AnaisuiI pictured with his latest work, Behind the Red Moon as it is unveiled at Tate Modern's
Turbine Hall.
09/10/2023
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El Anatsui at Tate Modern: 'It took a long time for the West to realise there is contemporary art in Africa'
The Ghanaian artist talks about his Turbine Hall commission at Tate Modern, forging a new artistic identity and tackling the transatlantic slave trade in his work.
When Tate came calling, a couple of years ago, to invite the eminent Ghanaian artist El Anatsui to create a new installation for the Turbine Hall Hyundai Commission, his first idea was to plant a field of sugar cane, to wave in the autumn breezes that flow down the ramp from the gallery's entrance doors.
Anatsui, now 81, knew that those white gold grains were the key, however. "I was born in the colonial Gold Coast and the only sugar brand was Tate & Lyle, so I grew up knowing that Tate & Lyle benefited from the aftermath of the transatlantic trade. So I had to do something that has something to do with that period, when the continents were linked, whether for good or bad."
Artist El AnaisuiI pictured with his latest work, Behind the Red Moon as it is unveiled at Tate Modern's
Turbine Hall.
09/10/2023
© Daniel Hambury / Evening Standard / eyevine
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El Anatsui at Tate Modern: 'It took a long time for the West to realise there is contemporary art in Africa'
The Ghanaian artist talks about his Turbine Hall commission at Tate Modern, forging a new artistic identity and tackling the transatlantic slave trade in his work.
When Tate came calling, a couple of years ago, to invite the eminent Ghanaian artist El Anatsui to create a new installation for the Turbine Hall Hyundai Commission, his first idea was to plant a field of sugar cane, to wave in the autumn breezes that flow down the ramp from the gallery's entrance doors.
Anatsui, now 81, knew that those white gold grains were the key, however. "I was born in the colonial Gold Coast and the only sugar brand was Tate & Lyle, so I grew up knowing that Tate & Lyle benefited from the aftermath of the transatlantic trade. So I had to do something that has something to do with that period, when the continents were linked, whether for good or bad."
Artist El AnaisuiI pictured with his latest work, Behind the Red Moon as it is unveiled at Tate Modern's
Turbine Hall.
09/10/2023
© Daniel Hambury / Evening Standard / eyevine
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El Anatsui at Tate Modern: 'It took a long time for the West to realise there is contemporary art in Africa'
The Ghanaian artist talks about his Turbine Hall commission at Tate Modern, forging a new artistic identity and tackling the transatlantic slave trade in his work.
When Tate came calling, a couple of years ago, to invite the eminent Ghanaian artist El Anatsui to create a new installation for the Turbine Hall Hyundai Commission, his first idea was to plant a field of sugar cane, to wave in the autumn breezes that flow down the ramp from the gallery's entrance doors.
Anatsui, now 81, knew that those white gold grains were the key, however. "I was born in the colonial Gold Coast and the only sugar brand was Tate & Lyle, so I grew up knowing that Tate & Lyle benefited from the aftermath of the transatlantic trade. So I had to do something that has something to do with that period, when the continents were linked, whether for good or bad."
Artist El AnaisuiI pictured with his latest work, Behind the Red Moon as it is unveiled at Tate Modern's
Turbine Hall.
09/10/2023
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El Anatsui at Tate Modern: 'It took a long time for the West to realise there is contemporary art in Africa'
The Ghanaian artist talks about his Turbine Hall commission at Tate Modern, forging a new artistic identity and tackling the transatlantic slave trade in his work.
When Tate came calling, a couple of years ago, to invite the eminent Ghanaian artist El Anatsui to create a new installation for the Turbine Hall Hyundai Commission, his first idea was to plant a field of sugar cane, to wave in the autumn breezes that flow down the ramp from the gallery's entrance doors.
Anatsui, now 81, knew that those white gold grains were the key, however. "I was born in the colonial Gold Coast and the only sugar brand was Tate & Lyle, so I grew up knowing that Tate & Lyle benefited from the aftermath of the transatlantic trade. So I had to do something that has something to do with that period, when the continents were linked, whether for good or bad."
Artist El AnaisuiI pictured with his latest work, Behind the Red Moon as it is unveiled at Tate Modern's
Turbine Hall.
09/10/2023
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El Anatsui at Tate Modern: 'It took a long time for the West to realise there is contemporary art in Africa'
The Ghanaian artist talks about his Turbine Hall commission at Tate Modern, forging a new artistic identity and tackling the transatlantic slave trade in his work.
When Tate came calling, a couple of years ago, to invite the eminent Ghanaian artist El Anatsui to create a new installation for the Turbine Hall Hyundai Commission, his first idea was to plant a field of sugar cane, to wave in the autumn breezes that flow down the ramp from the gallery's entrance doors.
Anatsui, now 81, knew that those white gold grains were the key, however. "I was born in the colonial Gold Coast and the only sugar brand was Tate & Lyle, so I grew up knowing that Tate & Lyle benefited from the aftermath of the transatlantic trade. So I had to do something that has something to do with that period, when the continents were linked, whether for good or bad."
Artist El AnaisuiI pictured with his latest work, Behind the Red Moon as it is unveiled at Tate Modern's
Turbine Hall.
09/10/2023
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El Anatsui at Tate Modern: 'It took a long time for the West to realise there is contemporary art in Africa'
The Ghanaian artist talks about his Turbine Hall commission at Tate Modern, forging a new artistic identity and tackling the transatlantic slave trade in his work.
When Tate came calling, a couple of years ago, to invite the eminent Ghanaian artist El Anatsui to create a new installation for the Turbine Hall Hyundai Commission, his first idea was to plant a field of sugar cane, to wave in the autumn breezes that flow down the ramp from the gallery's entrance doors.
Anatsui, now 81, knew that those white gold grains were the key, however. "I was born in the colonial Gold Coast and the only sugar brand was Tate & Lyle, so I grew up knowing that Tate & Lyle benefited from the aftermath of the transatlantic trade. So I had to do something that has something to do with that period, when the continents were linked, whether for good or bad."
Artist El AnaisuiI pictured with his latest work, Behind the Red Moon as it is unveiled at Tate Modern's
Turbine Hall.
09/10/2023
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El Anatsui at Tate Modern: 'It took a long time for the West to realise there is contemporary art in Africa'
The Ghanaian artist talks about his Turbine Hall commission at Tate Modern, forging a new artistic identity and tackling the transatlantic slave trade in his work.
When Tate came calling, a couple of years ago, to invite the eminent Ghanaian artist El Anatsui to create a new installation for the Turbine Hall Hyundai Commission, his first idea was to plant a field of sugar cane, to wave in the autumn breezes that flow down the ramp from the gallery's entrance doors.
Anatsui, now 81, knew that those white gold grains were the key, however. "I was born in the colonial Gold Coast and the only sugar brand was Tate & Lyle, so I grew up knowing that Tate & Lyle benefited from the aftermath of the transatlantic trade. So I had to do something that has something to do with that period, when the continents were linked, whether for good or bad."
Artist El AnaisuiI pictured with his latest work, Behind the Red Moon as it is unveiled at Tate Modern's
Turbine Hall.
09/10/2023
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