Kunstpalast
Das Erdtuch von El Anatsui
Marien-Himmelfahrt von Peter Paul Rubens
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Aluminium bottle caps, copper wire
(H x W)510 × 530 cm
About the workInterwoven world history: these works by the Ghanaian sculptor El Anatsui, made out of aluminium caps from bottles of alcohol, draw attention to the interconnections between Africa, Europe and America. Beginning in the sixteenth century, those in power on each continent engaged in the slave trade. African traders were often paid in alcohol. By reusing thousands of bottle caps, Anatsui links this historical retrospection with issues of modern society: the piece raises questions about consumption, trade and the environment.
AccessionAcquisition 2006
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Kunstpalast
Das Erdtuch von El Anatsui
Marien-Himmelfahrt von Peter Paul Rubens
www.instagram.com/kunstpalast/reel/C1Rhm7KIhG2/?ref=rt&am...
sammlung.kunstpalast.de/objects/148491/earth-cloth?ctx=cd...
sammlung.kunstpalast.de/en/objects/details/148491
Aluminium bottle caps, copper wire
(H x W)510 × 530 cm
About the workInterwoven world history: these works by the Ghanaian sculptor El Anatsui, made out of aluminium caps from bottles of alcohol, draw attention to the interconnections between Africa, Europe and America. Beginning in the sixteenth century, those in power on each continent engaged in the slave trade. African traders were often paid in alcohol. By reusing thousands of bottle caps, Anatsui links this historical retrospection with issues of modern society: the piece raises questions about consumption, trade and the environment.
AccessionAcquisition 2006
sammlung.kunstpalast.de/people/13054/peter-paul-rubens?ct...