El Anatsui
Visitation

Visitation

© 2020 El Anatsui

Visitation
Visitation
ArtistGhanaian, born 1944
CultureGhanaian
Titles
  • Visitation
Date2020
Made inNsukka, Nigeria
MediumFound aluminum and copper wire
DimensionsOverall: 19.68 × 111.52 ft. (6 × 34 m)
Section 1: 236 1/4 × 157 1/2 in., 50.7lb. (600 × 400 cm, 23kg)
Section 2: 236 1/4 × 157 1/2 in., 55.1lb. (600 × 400 cm, 25kg)
Section 3: 236 1/4 × 157 1/2 in., 48.5lb. (600 × 400 cm, 22kg)
Section 4: 236 1/4 × 137 13/16 in., 50.7lb. (600 × 350 cm, 23kg)
Section 5: 236 1/4 × 126 in., 44.1lb. (600 × 320 cm, 20kg)
Section 6: 236 1/4 × 126 in., 44.1lb. (600 × 320 cm, 20kg)
Section 7: 118 1/8 × 295 1/4 in., 39.7lb. (300 × 750 cm, 18kg)
Section 8: 118 1/8 × 157 1/2 in., 33.1lb. (300 × 400 cm, 15kg)
Credit LineMuseum commission funded by the Caroline Wiess Law Accessions Endowment Fund
Object number2019.693
Current Location
The Nancy and Rich Kinder Building
Arrivals Hall
On view

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ProvenanceThe artist; commissioned by the MFAH, 2019.
Exhibition HistoryN.A.
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