It was a shimmering metal wall hanging fashioned from thousands of bottle tops that won El Anatsui international acclaim. During the Venice Biennale in 2007 the Ghanaian sculptor transformed the facade of a museum by draping one of his exquisite metal tapestries over the top of it, causing a sensation in the art world. Today, he is hot property, collected by the world's major museums and selling his rippling metal installations that nod to indigenous art for hundreds of thousands of dollars. His latest work goes on display this week at New York's High Line, an elevated park built on an old freight rail line in Manhattan.
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El Anatsui is an internationally renowned Ghanaian artist who lives and works in Nigeria
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He is known for monumental sculptures using recycled waste that he collects in Nigeria
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He is considered to be one of the foremost contemporary artists of his generation
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Largest ever installation "Broken Bridge II" on display at the High Line in New York
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