{"title":"Okwui Enwezor","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe works of \u003cstrong\u003eOkwui Enwezor\u003c\/strong\u003e delve deeply into contemporary arts and culture, offering insightful perspectives on global art movements and influential artists such as El Anatsui. Readers can expect rich, critically engaged texts that explore the intersections of history, politics, and creative expression.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThese books invite an intellectual journey through visual culture, presenting thoughtful analysis and curatorial viewpoints that broaden understanding of art’s role in society. Enwezor’s writings are essential for those interested in the dynamic dialogues shaping modern and contemporary art today.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"el-anatsui-by-chika-okeke-agulu-9788862087636","title":"El Anatsui","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAuthored by two acclaimed scholars, Okwui Enwezor and Chika Okeke-Agulu, this is the most comprehensive and authoritative account yet on the work of El Anatsui, the world-renowned Ghanaian-born sculptor. The product of more than three decades of research and close collaboration with the artist, it shows how his early wood reliefs and terracottas, and the later monumental metal sculptures, express a search for alternative models of art-making.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe authors argue that the pervasiveness of fragmentation as a compositional device in Anatsui's oeuvre evokes the impact of colonisation and postcolonial forces on African cultures. At the same time, the invocation of resilience and fragility invests his shape-shifting sculptures with iconic power. The authors also show how, in his critically acclaimed metal works, the manual labour of flattening, cutting, twisting and crushing bottle caps and using copper wires to suture and stitch the elements into one dazzling, reconfigurable epic piece serves as a powerful metaphor for human life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eEl Anatsui\u003c\/em\u003e presents Anatsui as a visionary of incomparable imagination, also situating his work within a broader historical context—specifically, the postcolonial modernism of midcentury African artists and writers, the cultural ferment of post-independence Ghana and the intellectual environment of the 1970s Nsukka School. By recovering these histories, the authors show how and why Anatsui became one of the most formidable sculptors of our time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Thames and Hudson (Australia) Pty Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47470506672364,"sku":"9788862087636","price":130.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9788862087636-el-anatsui.jpg?v=1775220416"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/okwui-enwezor.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}