#el anatsui

[thunderstruck9]

El Anatsui (Ghanaian, 1944), Used towel, 1999. Carved, incised and painted wood in 25 pieces, 81 x 250 cm.

[grungletungus]

Dusasa II, by El Anatsui, 2007

[annemarieyeretzian]

CONTEMPORARY ART (1) 🧶 love, ur local art mom 🩵

disclaimers and more information under the cut ✂️

hi I’m annemarie and I’m an art historian! not adjuncting for the first time in five years was rly hard for me so I threw some slides together so I could still (sort of) teach the same material as my language of art class but a) I threw these slides together for instagram so space was/is limited and b) language of art is a ten week run through art history so I’m presenting only the most accessible information here – there’s so much more to this art period and to these artists! – please don’t expect it to be comprehensive and please do ask if you have any questions!

oh p.s. my first ever class of art history students came up with the name ‘art mom’ for me at the end of the quarter and yes it does make me cry if I think about it too long thanks so much for asking

[bagdemagus]

Philadelphia Museum of Art, April 2026

[artblg2000]

El Anatsui

Taago, 2006

Aluminum and copper wire

[dontliveinthefuture]

El Anatsui

[cosmicanger]

El Anatsui

Untitled, 2020-2024

Aluminum bottle caps with copper wire

118 × 106 1/4 in | 299.7 × 269.9 cm

[artschoolglasses]

Gold Band, El Anatsui, 2020