El Anatsui's Bottle Cap Sculptures Featured at Hong Kong Art Basel Following Auction Success
In early March, a Sotheby's auction in London featured El Anatsui's 2023 sculpture 'G6,' which sold for $995,000 with proceeds benefiting the Royal Academy of Arts. The Ghanaian artist creates large-scale works from discarded liquor bottle caps that resemble tapestries. His pieces are held in major museum collections worldwide, and he recently presented a site-specific installation at Tate Modern's Turbine Hall. Anatsui's work is now being shown at Hong Kong Art Basel.
Key facts
- El Anatsui's sculpture 'G6' sold for $995,000 at a Sotheby's auction in London in early March
- Proceeds from the sale were donated to London's Royal Academy of Arts
- Anatsui creates large sculptures from discarded liquor bottle caps that resemble fabric draperies
- His work 'Prophet' set a record price of $2.23 million at Christie's New York in 2023
- Anatsui had a site-specific installation at Tate Modern's Turbine Hall in 2023-24
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- Hong Kong
- London
- New York
- Ghana