Celebrated Ghanaian sculptor and visual artist El Anatsui began his handicraft working with ceramics, wood and paint before experimenting with discarded metals.  Incorporating designs from his native country and his adopted Nigeria, Anatsui’s work features hundreds of fragmented metals joined together to form elaborate sculptures and ‘cloths’.  Few items are spared – the artist composes his work out of aluminum wrappings, rusty metal graters, milk tins and old printing plates.

After having exhibited around the world, Anatsui arrives in Toronto for a retrospective of this work for his first solo show in Canada.  His sculptures are doused in West African culture and flush with historical references.

When I Last Wrote to You About Africa will be featured at the ROM’s Season of of Africa exhibitions until January 2.  For details, click here.