Duvor (communal cloth)

Duvor (communal cloth)
Artist
nationality
Ghanaian
birth-death
1944-
Creation date
2007
Materials
aluminum, copper wire
Dimensions
13 x 17 ft.
Currently On View
Location
Anna S. & James P. White Gallery
Credit line
Ann M. Stack Fund for Contemporary Art
Accession number
2007.25
Provenance
From the artist via (October Gallery, London) in February 2007; aquired by the IMA in June 2007.
Gallery Label

As one of Africa's most influential contemporary artists, El Anatsui makes metal wall sculptures resembling draped and bunched cloths that are similar in pattern to traditional West African strip woven textiles.

Anatsui's work is constructed of discarded and flattened liquor bottle caps, stitched together using copper wires.

By transforming discarded objects into works of art, Anatsui comments on consumerism, disposability, and the colonial legacy of the rum trade.

Reproduction of these images, including downloading, is prohibited without written authorization from VAGA.

350 Fifth Avenue, Suite 2820
New York, NY 10118
Tel: 212-736-6666
Fax: 212-736-6767
e-mail: info@vagarights.com
site: http://www.vaga.org/
 

Today's Hours

Today the IMA is open noon to 5pm and admission is FREE!

IMA Calendar

Directions to the IMA

Get directions using Google Maps

Type in your zip code OR Your Address (street, city state)