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Summary:

A powerful portrait of Africa's most widely acclaimed contemporary artist. An insider's view of the artist's practice, the ingenious steps and thousands of hours of labor that convert used bottle tops into huge, opulent wall hangings. Behind the charming, easy-going artist we meet a man mysterious even to his dearest friends. The film circles around Anatsui -- we see the celebrated artist at the Venice Biennale, in his home town, inside his studio directing a score of assistants.

Contributors:

Vogel, Susan Mullin , director, producer

Anatsui, El, 1944- , interviewee

Prince Street Pictures

Icarus Films

Languages:

English

Language Notes:

In English.

Included Works:

Anatsui at work

Subjects:

Anatsui, El, 1944- — Interviews

Sculptors — Ghana — Interviews

Sculptors — Nigeria — Interviews

Wall hangings — Ghana

Art, African — 21st century

Anatsui, El, 1944-

2000-2099

Wall hangings

Art, African

Sculptors

Nigeria

Ghana

Genres:

Documentary films

Biographical films

Nonfiction films

Feature films

Short films

Feature films — United States

Short films — United States

Interviews

System Details:

DVD; region 1, NTSC; Dolby digital 2.0.

Performers:

Artist, El Anatsui.

Production Credits:

Editor, Harry Kafka ; music, John Billingsley ; camera, Isaac Kpelle, Susan Vogel.

General Notes:

Originally produced as a documentary film in 2011.
Special features: Anatsui at work : 8 short films / Susan Vogel (2011; ca. 27 min.) (Materials from the environment, Pottery tradition and modernity, Wood the non-fixed form, Monumental sculpture University of Nigeria Nsukka, Tin can lids shaping and reshaping, The studio process many hands, Composing shifting and arranging, The nomadic aesthetic freedom to move (Palazzo Fortuny)).
Gift: University of North Texas. College of Visual Arts and Design, November 2012.

Physical Description:

1 videodisc (53 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

Physical Characteristics:

plastic; metal; polychrome

Audio Characteristics:

digital; optical

Video Characteristics:

NTSC

Digital Characteristics:

video file; DVD video; region 1

Call Numbers:

FOL 2011 DVD

OCLC Numbers:

746874321