El ANATSUI
Présentation
Artiste de renommée internationale, El Anatsui s’est vu attribuer le Lion d’Or à la Biennale de Venise en 2015 ; récompense suprême pour ce digne représentant du continent africain qui y fut, à ce titre, présenté pour la première fois en 1990. Fidèles à ses racines, il parcourt le monde et attire l’attention internationale avec son travail sur les matériaux recyclés. Ses grandes tentures emblématiques aux reflets mordorés sont réalisées à partir de capsules de bouteilles aplaties reliées par des fils de cuivre dans un assemblage complexe et minutieux mêlant tissu, peinture et sculpture. Souvent monumentales (jusqu’à seize mètres de haut et cinquante mètres de large pour la façade de la Royal Academy à Londres en 2013), ses sculptures métalliques complexes et chatoyantes subliment des matériaux au rebut mais néanmoins empreints d’une charge métaphorique et dont l’usage atteste d’une préoccupation à la fois culturelle et environnementale.
Biographie
Né en 1944 à Anyako, Ghana ; Vit et travaille à Nsukka, Nigeria.
EXPOSITIONS PERSONNELLES (SELECTION)
2023
- Behind the Red Moon, Turbine Hall, Tate Modern, Londres
2022
- Part I, 2013-2022, Galerie RX, Paris, France
- Freedom, Goodman Gallery, Cape Town, Afrique du Sud.
- El Anatsui : Shard Song, Efie Gallery, Dubai, Emirats Arabe Unis
2021
- El Anatsui : En quête de liberté, La Conciergerie, Paris, France.
- The Ancestors Are Converging Again, Everard Read Gallery, Franschhoek, Afrique du Sud.
- Saison Africa 2020, Conciergerie de Paris, Paris, France.
2020
- Focus on El Anatsui, October Gallery, Londres, Royaume-Uni.
- El Anatsui: Triumphant Scale, Mathaf Arab Museum of Modern Art, Doha, Qatar.
- El Anatsui: Triumphant Scale, Museum of Fine Art, Bern, Suisse.
- El Anatsui: Triumphant Scale, Guggenheim Museum, Bilbao, Espagne.
2019
- El Anatsui: Material Wonder, October Gakkery, Londres, Royaume-Uni.
- El Anatsui: Recent Works, Zane Bennett Contemporary Art, Santa Fe, Etats-Unis.
- El Anatsui: Triumphant Scale, Haus Der Kunst Munich, Munich, Allemagne.
2018
- Ofrendas, Detroit Institute of Arts, Détroit, Etats-Unis.
- El Anatsui: Meyina, Iziko South African National Gallery, Le Cap, Afrique du Sud.
2017
- Proximately, Axel Vervoordt gallery, Anvers, Belgique.
- Benchmarks: New Prints by El Anatsui, October Gallery, Londres, Royaume-Uni.
- Prints, Royal Academy, Londres, Royaume-Uni.
- El Anatsui: Topology of Generosity, Bakarat Gallery, Séoul, Corée du Sud.
- El Anatsui: The Beginning and the End, Royal Museums of Fine Arts, Bruxelles, Belgique.
2016
- El Anatsui, Prince Claus Fund Gallery, Amsterdam, Pays-Bas.
- El Anatsui: New Works, October Gallery, Londres, Royaume-Uni.
- Afrikas stjerne - Monumentale værker af El Anatsui, Trapholt Museum for Moderne Kunst, South Jutland, Danemark.
- El Anatsui: Five Decades, Carriageworks, Sydney, Australie.
2015
- El Anatsui: Selected Works, October Gallery, Londres, Royaume-Uni.
- El Anatsui, Domaine de Chaumont-sur-Loire, Chaumont-sur-Loire, France.
- El Anatsui: Five Decades, The School, Kinderhook, New York, Etats-Unis.
- El Anatsui, Kunstbanken Hedmark Kunstsenter, Hamar, Norvège.
2014
- El Anatsui: Theory of SE, Axel Vervoordt Gallery, Hong Kong, Chine.
- El Anatsui, Galerie Mnuchin, New York, Etats-Unis.
- Metas, Mnuchin Gallery, New-York, Etats-Unis.
- El Anatsui: Playing with Chance, Centre for Contemporary Art, Lagos, Nigeria.
- El Anatsui: New Worlds, Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley, Etats-Unis.
- El Anatsui: Trains of Thoughts, Jack Shainman Gallery, New York, Etats-Unis.
2013
- TSIATSIA – Searching for Connection, Royal Academy of Arts, Londres, Royaume-Uni.
- El Anatsui: Pot of Wisdom, Jack Shainman Gallery, New York, Etats-Unis.
2012-2015
- Gravity and Grace: Monumental Works by El Anatsui, Akron Art Museum, Etats-Unis (puis au Brooklyn Museum, New York, Etats-Unis; au Des Moines Art Center, Etats-Unis; au Bass Museum of Art, Miami, Etats-Unis; et au Museum of Contemporary Art, San Diego, Etats-Unis).
2012
- Broken Bridge II, High Line, New York, Etats-Unis.
- El Anatsui: Post of Wisdom, Jack Shainman Gallery, New York, Etats-Unis.
- Stitch in Time, Axel Vervoordt Gallery, Anvers, Belgique.
- Chance Encounters: Seven Contemporary Artists from Africa, Sakshi Gallery, Mumbai, Inde.
2011
- El Anatsui, Clark Art Institute, Williamstown, Etats-Unis.
2010
- El Anatsui, Jack Shainman Gallery, New York, Etats-Unis.
- El Anatsui: Gli, Rice University Art Gallery, Houston, Etats-Unis.
- When I Last Wrote To You About Africa, exposition itinérante jusqu’en 2012 (Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto, Canada; Davis Museum, Wellesley College, Wellesley, Etats-Unis; Blanton Museum of Art, University of Texas, Austin, Etats-Unis; North Carolina Museum of Art, Raleigh, Etats-Unis; Denver Art Museum, Etats-Unis; University of Michigan Museum of Art, Ann Arbor, Etats-Unis; Museum for African Art, New York, Etats-Unis).
- A Fateful Journey: Africa in the Works of El Anatsui, exposition itinérante jusqu’en 2011 (National Museum of Ethnology, Osaka, Japon; The Museum of Modern Art, Hayama, Japon; Tsuruoka Art Forum, Japon; The Museum of Modern Art, Saitama, Japon).
2009
- El Anatsui: Process and Project, BRIC Contemporary Art, New York, Etats-Unis.
- El Anatsui, Belger Arts Center, Kansas City, Etats-Unis.
2008
- Zebra Crossing, Jack Shainman Gallery, New York, Etats-Unis.
- Earth Growing Roots, San Diego State University Art Gallery, San Diego, Etats-Unis.
- El Anatsui: Gawu, Smithsonian National Museum of African Art, Washington, Etats-Unis.
2007
- El Anatsui: Gawu, Hood Museum of Art, Hanover, Etats-Unis.
- El Anatsui: Gawu, Fowler Museum at UCLA, Los Angeles, Etats-Unis.
- El Anatsui: Gawu, University of Arizona Museum of Art, Tucson, Etats-Unis.
2006
- El Anatsui: Nyekor, Spazio Rossana Orlandi, Milan, Italie.
- El Anatsui: Asi, David Krut Projects, New York, Etats-Unis.
2005
- Danudo: Recent Sculptures of El Anatsui, Galerie Skoto, New York, Etats-Unis.
- El Anatsui, October Gallery, Londres, Royaume-Uni.
2003
- El Anatsui: Gawu, exposition itinérante (Oriel Mostyn Gallery, Wales; October Gallery, Londres, Royaume-Uni; Fowler Museum at UCLA, Los Angeles, Etats-Unis; National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution, Washington DC, Etats-Unis).
2002
- El Anatsui: Recent Works, October Gallery, Londres, Royaume-Uni.
1998
- El Anatsui: As Sculpted History of Africa, October Gallery, Londres, Royaume-Uni.
1997
- Hakpa, Centre Culturel français, Lagos, Nigeria.
1995
- El Anatsui, October Gallery, Londres, Royaume-Uni.
1993
- So Far: Drawings, Paintings, Prints 1963-1993, Institut Culturel italien, Lagos, Nigeria.
1991
- Old and New: Exhibition of Sculptures in Assorted Wood by El Anatsui, National Museum, Lagos, Nigeria.
1987
- Venovize: Ceramic Sculpture by El Anatsui, Cornwall College of Further & Higher Education, Redruth, Royaume-Uni
- Pieces of Wood, Auditorium franco-germanique, Lagos, Nigeria.
1982
- Sculptures, Photographs, Drawings, Institut Goethe, Lagos, Nigeria.
1980
- Wood Carvings, Cummington Community of Arts, Cummington, Etats-Unis.
1979
- Broken Pots: Sculpture by El Anatsui, Consulat britannique, Enugu, Nigeria et Institute of African Studies, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Nigeria.
1976
- Wooden Wall Plaques by El Anatsui, Asele Art Gallery, Nsukka, Nigeria.
EXPOSITIONS COLLECTIVES (SELECTION)
2022
- Time is Out of Joint, Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Moderna e Contemporeana, Rome, Italie
- Nomadic Resonance, October Gallery, Londres, Royaume-Uni.
- Material Earth, Christie's London, Londres, Royaume-Uni.
- Benefit Print Project : 10 Years and Counting, The National Arts Club, New York, Etats-Unis.
- Journeys Through the Tate Collection : The Port and Migrations, Tate Liverpool, Royaume-Uni.
- Africa, Imagined : Reflections on Modern and Contemporary Art, Kalamazoo Institute of Arts, Michigan, Etats-Unis.
2021
- Debut Exhibition, Efie Gallery, Burj Plaza by EMAAR, Dubaï, Emirats Arabes Unis.
- Diaspora at Home, KADIST, Paris, France.
- The African Art Series, BVLGARI Hotel, Londres, Royaume-Uni.
- Duende Art Projects : THREADS, Zwartzusters Monastery, Anvers, Belgique.
- Summer Exhibition 2021, Royal Academy of Arts, Londres, Royaume-Uni.
- Seeing the Invisible, Jerusalem Botanical Gardens, Israël.
- SITE : Art and Architecture in the Digital Space, Michigan Central Station, Etats-Unis.
- Tomorrow is a Different Day, Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam, Pays-Bas.
- Textures : A Print and Fiber Showcase, Zane Bennett Contemporary Art, Nouveau-Mexique, Etats-Unis.
- Socle du Monde Biennale 2021 : Welcome Back My Friends to the Show that Nevers Ends, Saint John's Church, Copenhagen, Danemark.
- Portals, City Library (former Public Tobacco Factory), Athènes, Grèce.
- Invisible Sun, The Broad, Los Angeles, Etats-Unis.
- The Slipstream : Reflection, Resilience, and Resistance in the Art of Our Time, Brooklyn Museum, New York, Etats-Unis.
- Gold and Magic, ARKEN Museum for Moderne Kunst, Danemark.
- First Look : Recent Acquisitions & Rarely Seen Gems, MW Gallery, Flint, Michigan, Etats-Unis.
- A National Treasure : Fred Meijer, His Collection and Legacy, Frederik Meijer Gardens and Sculpture Park, Grand Rapids, Michigan, Etats-Unis.
- Both Sides Now, project + gallery, Missouri, Etats-Unis.
- The Met Unframed, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Etats-Unis.
2020
- The Nsukka Group : Cultural Abstraction, Kunstmatrix.
- Small World Real World, Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam, Pays-Bas.
- Second Careers : Two Tributaries in African Art, Julia and Larry Pollock Focus Gallery | Gallery 010, The Cleveland Museum of Art, Etats-Unis.
- 252nd Summer Exhibition, Royal Academy of Arts, Londres, Royaume-Uni.
- Black Stories, Des Moines Art Center, Iowa, Etats-Unis.
- Grace Before Jones : Camera, Disco, Studio, Nottingham Contemporary, Royaume-Uni.
- Re-Materialize, Arthur Ross Gallery, University of Pennsylvania, Etats-Unis.
- Making the Met, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Etats-Unis.
- Creating Vital Space - 50 years of prints by Black Artists, Dolan / Maxwell, Philadelphie, Pennsylvanie, Etats-Unis.
- New Beginnings : the Epoch of African Art, Pure Lagos Gallery, Norfolk, Virginia, Etats-Unis.
- Myths, Martyrs, Monsters and Masterpieces, Everard Read Gallery, Franschhoek, Afrique du Sud.
- Atmospheres: Artists of the Transvangarde, October Gallery, Londres, Royaume-Uni.
- IMPART Collectors' Show 2020, School the Arts, Singapour.
- New to the Museum, Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphie, Etats-Unis.
- Layers, Labanque, Béthune, France.
2019
- Pavillon Ghana (première participation), 58e Biennale de Venise, Italie
- Saison d’art 2019, Domaine de Chaumont-sur-Loire, France.
- Art Basel, Hong Kong 2019, Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, Hong Kong, Chine.
- Frieze New York, Randall’s Island Park, New York, Etats-Unis.
- The Light Show, Denver Art Museum, Denver, Etats-Unis.
- Prête-moi ton Rêve, Maison de l’Union, Casablanca, Maroc.
2018
- African Metropolis. An Imaginary City. MAXXI National Museum of 21st Century Arts, Rome, Italie.
- Ceremonial Exhibition: Work by New Members and Recipients of Awards, American Academy of Arts and Letters. New York, Etats-Unis.
- BRAFA Art Fair, Bruxelles, Belgique.
- Art Brussels 2018, Bruxelles, Belgique.
- Dak’Art Biennale 2018, Dakar, Sénégal.
- Exhibition by the Masters, Mydrim Gallery, Ikoyi, Lagos.
- MoMA at NGV: 130 Years of Modern and Contemporary Art, National Gallery of Victoria, Southbank VIC, Australie.
- 250th Summer Exhibition, Royal Academy f Arts, Londre, Royaume-Uni.
- Summer 2018, Mnuchin Gallery, New York, Etats-Unis.
- Masterpiece London, Royal Hospital, Chelsea, Royaume-Uni.
- Resignification, Cantieri Culturali alla Zisa, Palerme, Italie.
- Joburg Art Fair 2018, Sandton Convention Centre, Sandton, Afrique du Sud.
- MAD Collects : The Future of Craft Part 1, MAD, New-York, Etats-Unis.
- All Things Being Equal…, Zeitz MOCAA, Le Cap, Afrique du Sud.
- Parking of Pavement, Jack Shainman Gallery: The School, New York, Etats-Unis.
- South South / Between Land and Sea: I don’t understand what you’re talking about but I know what you mean, Goodman Gallery, Le Cap, Afrique du Sud.
- Art Basel, Miami Beach 2018, Miami Beach Convention Center, Miami Beach, Etats-Unis.
- Investec: Cape Town, Le Cap, Afrique du Sud.
- Intimate Immensity, Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, Philadelphie, Etats-Unis.
- The Crime of Mr Adolf Loos, Axel Vervoordt Gallery, Wijnegem, Belgique.
- Ex Africa : Storie e Identità di un’Arte Universale, Museo Civico Archeologico, Bologne, Italie.
- Infinitive Mutability, Axel Vervoordt Gallery, Hong Kong, Chine.
- Second Life. Museum of African Contemporary Art Al Maaden, Marrakech, Maroc.
- Carnegie International, 57th Edition 2018, Carnegie Museum of Art. Pittsburgh, Etats-Unis.
- Deviations, Musée Bargoin, Clermont-Ferrand, France.
2017
- KIAF 2017, Art Seoul, Galerie RX, Séoul, Corée du Sud.
- Afriques Capitales : Cape of Good Hope Here We Come, Lille 3000, Lille, France.
- 9ème saison d’art de Chaumont-sur-Loire, France.
- Baku: Franz Ackerman, El Anatsui, Michelangelo Pistoletto, Richard Wilson. Gazeli Art House. Londres, Royaume-Uni.
- A Journey: El Anatsui, Anish Kapoor, Jannis Kounellis. Kewenig, Berlin, Allemagne.
- Intuition, Palazzo Fortuny, Venise, Italie.
- Les Eclaireurs : Sculpteurs d’Afrique, Avignon, France.
- Summer Exhibition 2017, Royal Academy of Arts, Londres, Royaume-Uni.
- Three Dimensions: Modern and Contemporary Approaches To Relief And Scluptures, Acquavellas Gallleries, New York, Etats-Unis.
- Carnegies International 57th Edition, Carnegie Museum, Pittsburg, Etats-Unis.
- Domestic Alien, Gazelli Art House, Baku, Azerbaïdjan.
- El Anatsui: Meyina, Goodman Gallery, Johannesburg, Afrique du Sud.
- El Anastui : Ugwu, Domaine de Chaumnot-sur-Loire, Chaumont-sur-Loire, France.
- La Terra Inquieta/The Restless Earth, Fondazione Nicola Trussardi, Milan, Italie.
2016
- African Artists as Innovators, Cantor Arts Center, Stanford University, Stanford, Etats-Unis.
- The Woven Arc, Ethelbert Cooper Gallery of African & African American Art, Hutchins Center Harvard
University, Cambridge, Etats-Unis.
- Making Africa: A Continent of Contemporary Design, Center de Cultura Contemporania de Barcelone,
Espagne.
- Green Pastures : In Memory of Thornton Dial Sr., High Museum, Atlanta, Etats-Unis.
- Festival International des Jardins, Domaine Régional de Chaumont sur Loire, Chaumont sur Loire, France.
- Summer Exhibitions 2016, Royal Academy of Arts, Londres, Royaume-Uni.
- Art Basel Unlimited 2016, Bâle, Suisse.
- Of a Different Nature, Jack Shainman Gallery, New York, Etats-Unis.
- Marrakech Biennale 6: Not New Now, Marrakech, Maroc.
- Ugwu, Domaine de Chaumont-sur-Loire, Chaumont-sur-Loire, France.
- El Anatsui, Hilla and Bernd Becher, Maya Lin: Of A Different Nature, Jack Shainman Gallery, New York, Etats-Unis.
- Summer Exhibition 2016, Royal Academy of Arts, Londres, Royaume-Uni.
2015-2017
- Garden Festival, Galerie Le Fenil, Chaumont-sur-Loire, France.
- Re : Pursposed, The John and Marble Ringling Museum of Art, Sarasota, Etats-Unis.
2015
- Us Is Them, The Pizzuti Collection, Columbus, Etats-Unis.
- Re:Purposed, The John & Mable Ringling Museum of Art, State Art Museum of Florida, Florida State
University, Sarasota, Etats-Unis.
- Africa Africans, Museu Afro Brazil, Sao Paulo, Brésil.
- Necessary Force: Art in the Police State, University of New Mexico Art Museum, Albuquerque, Etats-Unis.
- The Contemporary II: Who Interprets the World, 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa, Japon.
- 247th Summer Edition, Royal Academy of Arts, Londres, Royaume-Uni.
- Proportio, Palazzo Fortuny, Venise, Italie.
- Chaumont-sur-Loire Arts and Nature Programs, Galerie Le Fenil, Chaumont-sur-Loire, France.
- Field, Road, Cloud: Art and Africa, Anna K. Meredith Gallery, Des Moines Art Center, Des Moines, Etats-Unis.
- Embracing Space and Color: Art On & Off the Wall, Vero Beach Museum of Art, Etats-Unis.
- Meet Me Halfway: Selections from the Anita Reiner Collection, Galerie Cristin Tierney, New York, Etats-Unis.
- Piece Work, Yale University School of Art, New Haven, Etats-Unis.
- Summer Exhibition 2015, Royal Academy of Arts, Londres, Royaume-Uni.
- Atopolis: WIELS @ Mons 2015, Manège de Sury, Mons, Belgique.
- Status Quo: The School, Jack Shainman Gallery, New York, Etats-Unis;
- Standing and Hanging, Galerie Altman Siegel, San Francisco, Etats-Unis.
2014
- Mise En Scène, The School, Kinderhook, New York, USA.
- The Art of Our Time: Masterpieces from the Guggenheim Collections, Guggenheim Bilbao, Espagne.
- 246th Summer Edition, Royal Academy of Arts, Londres, Royaume-Uni.
- Making Africa: A Continent of Contemporary Design, Vitra Design Museum, Weil am Rhein, Allemagne.
2013
- Boca Raton Museum of Art, Etats-Unis.
- Chosen, 5 Beekman Street, New York, Etats-Unis.
- Earth Matters: Land as Material and Metaphor in the Arts of Africa, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C., Etats-Unis.
- Masters of Transvangarde, October Gallery, Londres, Royaume-Uni.
- ArtZuid 2013, Fondation ArtZuid, Amsterdam, Pays-Bas.
- 245th Summer Exhibition, Royal Academy of Arts, Londres, Royaume-Uni.
- Art and Textiles, Kunstmuseum Wolfsburg, Allemagne.
2012
- 1st Montevideo Biennial, Montevideo, Uruguay.
- Summer Exhibition 2012, Royal Academy of Arts, Londres, Etats-Unis (Façade du Burlington House).
- 18ème Biennale de Sydney, Australie.
- Paris Triennial 2012, Palais de Tokyo, Paris, France (organisé par Okwui Enwezor, Claire Staebler, Emilie Renard, Melanie Bouteloup et Abdellah Karroum).
- We Face Forward, Manchester Art Gallery, Manchester, Royaume-Uni.
- Dialogues with Contemporary Art, Setagaya Art Museum, Tokyo, Japon.
- African Cosmos: Stellar Art, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution, Washington D.C., Etats-Unis.
- Chance Encounters: Seven Contemporary Artists from Africa, Sakshi Gallery, Mumbai, Inde.
2011-2012
- Environment and Object in Recent African Art, Skidmore College Frances Young Tang Teaching Museum and Art Gallery, Saratoga Springs, New York, Etats-Unis (exposition itinérante: Anderson Gallery, Virginia, Commonwealth University, Richmond, Etats-Unis; Middlebury College Museum of Art, Middlebury, Etats-Unis).
- Architectural Environments for Tomorrow: New Spatial Practices in Architecture and Art, Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo, Tokyo University of the Arts, Japon.
2011
- The World Belongs to You, Palazzo Grassi, Venice, Italie (organisé par Caroline Bourgeois).
- Hunters and Gatherers: The Art of Assemblage, Sotheby’s, New York, Etats-Unis.
- Art It Is! Africa Applauded, The Mojo Gallery, Dubai, Emirats Arabes Unis.
- The Splendour of Truth, the Beauty of Charity, Vatican, Rome, Italie.
- Africa Interweave: textile Diasporas, Samuel P. Harn Museum of Art, Gainesville, Etats-Unis.
- ARS 11, Museum of Contemporary Art Kiasma, Helsinki, Finlande.
2010
- A Collective Diary, an African Contemporary Journey, Herzliya Museum of Contemporary Art, Israël.
- Who Knows Tomorrow, Nationalgalerie, Berlin, Allemagne.
- Human Rites, Bass Museum of Art, Miami Beach, Etats-Unis.
2009
- Extreme Frontiers, Urban Frontiers, Institut Valencia d'Art Modern, Valence, Espagne.
- Chance Encounters: Seven Contemporary Artists from Africa, Sakshi Gallery, Mumbai, Inde.
- Against Exclusion, 3ème Biennale d’Art Contemporain, Moscou, Russie.
- 3rd Moscow Biennale of Contemporary Art - Against Exclusion, Moscou, Russie.
- Homecoming, Artists Alliance Gallery, Accra, Ghana.
- Embrace !, Denver Art Museum, Denver, Etats-Unis.
- Intramoenia Extra Art: On the Ground, Underground, Château de Barletta, Barletta, Italie.
- Transavangarde, October Gallery, Londres, Royaume-Uni.
2008
- Angaza Afrika, October Gallery, Londres, Royaume-Uni.
- World Histories, Des Moines Art Center, Etats-Unis.
- Masterpieces of Modern Design: Selections from the Collection, Metropolitan Museum of Arts, New York, Etats-Unis.
- Art Basel 39, Bâle, Suisse.
- Recycling: The Whole House, Kunstbanken Hedmark Kunstenter, Hadmar, Norvège.
- Grandeur, 10th Sonsbeek International Sculpture Exhibition, Sonsbeek, Pays-Bas.
- Second Lives: Remixing the Ordinary, Museum of Arts and Design, New York, Etats-Unis.
- The Poetics of Cloth: African Textiles/Recent Art, Grey Art Gallery, New York University, New York, Etats-Unis.
- The Essential Art of African Textiles: Design without End, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Etats-Unis.
- Sonsbeek 2008 : Grandeur, Sonsbeek Park, Arnhem, Pays-Bas.
- Juego Africano de lo Contemporáneo : Pre-figuraciones Postcoloniales, MACUF, La Corogne, Espagne.
- Prospect.1, New Orleans, Etats-Unis.
2007
- Uncomfortable Truths: The Shadow of Slave Trading on Contemporary Art and Design, Victoria and Albert Museum, Londres, Royaume-Uni.
- Sarjah Biennal 8, Sharjah, Emirats Arabes Unis.
- From Courage to Freedom: El Anatsui/Hazoumé/Owusu-Ankoma, October Gallery, Londres, Royaume-Uni.
- Contemporary African Art from the Collection of William Jones, Aljira: A Center for Contemporary Living Masters, Guaranty Trust Bank, Lagos, Nigeria.
- Trans Cape: Contemporary African Art on the Move, Le Cap, Afrique du Sud.
- Still Life: Art Ecology & Politics of Change, Sharjah Biennial 8, Emirats Arabes Unis.
- Artempo: Where Time Becomes Art, Palazzo Fortuny, Venise, Italie.
- Think with the Senses, Feel with the Mind: Art in the Present Tense, 52ème Biennale de Venise, Italie.
- Un/Fair Trade: The Art of Injustice, Neue Galerie, Graz, Autriche.
- Art, Newark, Etats-Unis.
- Art for AIDS / Art Carte, Genève, Suisse.
- Tapping Currents: Contemporary African Art and the Diaspora, Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, Etats-Unis.
- BoysCraft, Haifa Museum of Art, Israël.
2006
- The Black Panther Rank and File, Yerba Buena Center of Arts, San Francisco, Etats-Unis.
- Dak'Art 2006, 7ème Biennale de l'Art Africain Contemporain, Dakar, Sénégal.
- The Missing Peace: Artists Consider the Dalai Lama, exposition itinérante aux Etats-Unis et au Japon.
- Body of Evidence, National Museum of African Art, Washington DC, Etats-Unis.
- Altered, Stitched and Gathered, P.S. 1 Contemporary Art Center, Long Island City, New York, Etats-Unis.
- Poiesis, Jack Shainman Gallery, New York, Etats-Unis.
- Expanding Africa: New Art, New Directions, Newark Museum, Newark, USA.
- Afrique-Europe: Rêves Croisés, Ateliers des Tanneurs, Bruxelles, Belgique.
- Triennal de Luanda, Angola.
- Primitivism Revisited: After the End of an Idea, Sean Kelly Gallery, New York, Etats-Unis.
2005
- Out There, Sainsbury Centre for the Visual Arts, Norwich, Royaume-Uni.
- In the Making: Materials and Process, Michael Stevenson Gallery, Le Cap, Afrique du Sud.
- AKA... of Age 2005, Maison de France, Lagos, Nigeria.
2004
- Africa Remix: Contemporary Art of a Continent, exposition itinérante (Museum Kunstpalast, Centre Pompidou, Moderna Museet...).
- A Grain of Dust, A Drop of Water, 5th Biennale de Gwangju, Corée du Sud.
- Intelligence Now! , October Gallery, Londres, Royaume-Uni.
2003
- Selected Works, Skoto Gallery, New York, Etats-Unis.
- Hommage to Asele, National Museum, Lagos, Nigeria.
- Biennale of Ceramics in Contemporary Art, Villa Groppallo, Vado Liguire, Italie.
- Africa Informs, October Gallery, Londres, Royaume-Uni.
- Transfers, Palais des Beaux-Arts, Bruxelles, Belgique.
2002
- International 2002, Liverpool Biennial, Liverpool, Royaume-Uni.
2001
- Jazz and Visual Improvisations, Katonah Museum of Art, Katonah, New York, Etats-Unis.
- News from the Front, October Gallery, Londres, Royaume-Uni.
- Africas: The Artist and the City, Centre de Cultura Contemporania de Barcelona, Barcelone, Espagne.
- The Happy Face of Globalization, 1st Albissola Ceramics Biennale, Museo Civico d’Arte Contemporanea and Mueo della Ceramica Manlio Trucco, Albissola, Italie.
- Ebony Soliloquy: A Five Year Retrospective, Stella Jones Gallery, New Orleans, Etats-Unis.
- Elf Village, Port Harcourt, Nigeria.
2000
- Encounters with the Contemporary, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution, Washington DC, Etats-Unis.
- El Tiempo de Africa, Centro Atlantico Arte Moderno, Las Palmas, Canary Islands and Consejeria de Cultura de Comunidad, Madrid, Espagne.
- Messagers de la Terre, Rur’Art-Espace d’Art Contemporain de Lycée Agricole Xavier Bernard, Rouillé, France.
1999
- New Colours from Old Worlds : Contemporary Art from West Africa, October Gallery, Londres, Royaume-Uni.
- Les Champs de la Sculpture, Champs Elysées, Paris, France.
- The Independent, 1st Liverpool Biennial of Contemporary Art, Liverpool, Royaume-Uni.
- Transvangarde, October Gallery, Londres, Royaume-Uni.
1998
- Riddle of the Spirits – Twelve African Artists, Skoto Gallery, New York, Etats-Unis.
- By Hand and By Computer, Contemporary African Art Gallery, New York, Etats-Unis.
- Osaka Triennale: Sculpture, Osaka, Japon.
- Triennale der Kleinplastik, Stuttgart, Allemagne.
1997
- The Poetics of Line: Seven Artists of the Nsukka Group, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution, Washington DC, Etats-Unis.
- Free Form and Precision, Contemporary African Art Gallery, New York, Etats-Unis.
1996
- Africana, Sala 1, Rome, Italie.
- AKA ’96, Bona Gallery, Enugu, Nigeria.
- El Anatsui & Sol LeWitt, Skoto Gallery, New York, Etats-Unis.
- Transforms, October Gallery, Londres, Royaume-Uni.
- West African Sculpture-East African Painting, Contemporary African Art Gallery, New York, Etats-Unis.
- Tranvangarde: Cutting-edge Work from Africa, Asia, the Americas and Europe, October Gallery, New York, Etats-Unis.
- Container ’96-Art across Oceans, Langelinie, Copenhague, Danemark.
- Images of Africa, Torpedohallen, Copenhague, Danemark.
- Group Exhibition, Avant-Garde Gallery, Kaduna, Nigeria.
1995
- Art in the Shadow, Nigerian Pavilion, Africus: 1st Johannesburg Biennale, Johannesburg, Afrique du Sud.
- Uli Art-Master Works, Skoto Gallery, New York, Etats-Unis.
- Seven Stories about Modern Art in Africa, Whitechapel Art Gallery, London, UK; Malmö Konsthall, Malmö, Suède.
- An Inside Story: African Art of Our Time, exposition itinérante au Japon.
- Osaka Triennale: Sculpture, Osaka, Japon.
- Contemporary African Art, World Intellectual Property Organization Headquarters, Genève, Suisse.
- The Right to Hope, Johannesburg Art Gallery, puis exposé au Caire, à Amman, à Gaza, à Jérusalem et à Tel-Aviv.
- Configura 2, Erfurt, Allemagne.
1994
- AKA ’94, Bona Gallery, Enugu; Didi Museum, Lagos, Nigeria.
- Arte/Sociedad/Reflexions, 5ème Biennale de La Havane, Cuba.
1993
- AKA ’93, Bona Gallery, Enugu; Didi Museum, Lagos, Nigeria.
- New Currents ’93: Avant-Garde Nigerian Art, Didi Museum, Lagos, Nigeria.
- Six African Artists, October Gallery, Londres, Royaume-Uni.
1992
- AKA ’92, Bona Gallery, Enugu; Didi Museum, Lagos, Nigeria.
- Arte Amazonas, Modern Art Museum, Rio de Janeiro, Brésil.
- Klima Global, Staatliche Kunsthalle, Berlin; Ludwig Forum, Aix-la-Chapelle, Allemagne.
1991
- Works by a Group of African Artists, The World Bank Art Society, Washington DC, Etats-Unis.
- AKA ’91, Bona Gallery, Enugu; National Museum, Lagos, Nigeria.
- Sculptors Guild of Nigeria: Inaugural Exhibition, Murtala Mohammed Park, Enugu, Nigeria.
- El Desafio de Colonization, 4ème Biennale de La Havane, Cuba.
- Il Sud del Mondo: L’altra arte contemporanea, Galleria Civica d’Arte Contemporaneo, Marsala, Italie.
1990
- Contemporary African Artists: Changing Tradition, Studio Museum in Harlem, NY; Afro-American Historical and Cultural Museum, Philadelphie; Chicago Public Library Center, Chicago, Etats-Unis.
- AKA ’90, Hotel Presidential, Enugu; Goethe-Institute, Lagos, Nigeria.
- Dimensione Futuro: l’Artista e lo Spazio, 44ème Biennale de Venise, Italie.
- The Calabash 1st Art Exhibition, The Calabash, Lagos, Nigeria.
1989
- AKA ’89, Hotel Presidential, Enugu; National Gallery of Art, Lagos, Nigeria.
- Zeitgenössische Nigerianische Kunst, Bonn, Bocholt et Mönchengladbach, Allemagne.
1988
- AKA ’88, a.o. National Gallery of Art, Lagos, Nigeria.
- SSART Exhibition, ANA Gallery, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Nigeria.
- An Exhibition of Sculptures in Wood: Thoughts and Process, Italian Cultural Institute, Lagos, Nigeria.
- Walls and Gates, Avant Garde Gallery, Kaduna, Nigeria.
1987
- AKA ’87, Hotel Presidential, Enugu; National Gallery of Crafts and Design, Lagos, Nigeria.
1986
- Nigerian-German Prints, University of Nigeria, Nsukka; Franco-German Auditorium, Lagos, Nigeria.
- AKA ’86, Inaugural exhibition of the AKA Circle of Exhibiting Artists, French Centre/Ministry of Education, Enugu; Goethe-Institute, Lagos, Nigeria.
1983
- Four Contemporary Artists, Mintec Galleries, Port Harcourt, Nigeria.
1982
- Okiki 10th Anniversary Exhibition, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Nigeria.
1981
- Drawing on the World, Bilingham Art Gallery, Billingham; Middlesborough Art Gallery, Middlesborough; House of Commons Gallery, Westminster, Londres, Royaume-Uni.
1979
- The Nsukka School, Art Gallery of the Rivers State Council for Arts and Culture, Port Harcourt, Nigeria.
- Christian Arts in Nigeria, Holy Trinity Cathedral Hall, Onitsha, Nigeria.
1975
- Dyed Fabric Wallhangings, Burnt-Scorched Wooden Wall Plaques, Institute of African Studies Gallery, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Nigeria.
1974
- Tekarts Expo 5, Accra Arts Center, Accra, Ghana.
PRIX
2017
- Lauréat du prix Praemium Imperiale 2017, catégorie sculpture
2015
- Lion d’Or, Biennale de Venise
2013
- Prix "Charles Wollaston", 245ème Exposition d’été, Académie Royale des Arts, Londres, Royaume-Uni
1999
- Prix du Public, 7ème Triennale de Sculpture à petite échelle, Stuttgart, Allemagne
1998
- Prix de Bronze, 9ème Triennale de Sculpture d’Osaka, Japon
1995
- Prix "Kansai Telecasting Corporation", Triennale de Sculpture d’Osaka, Japon
1990
- Mention Honorable, 44ème Biennale de Venise, Italie
COLLECTIONS PUBLIQUES
- African Studies Gallery, University du Nigeria, Nsukka, Nigeria.
- Akron Art Museum, Akron, Ohio, Etats-Unis.
- Ambassade du Ghana, Copenhague, Danemark.
- Asele Institute, Nimo, Nigeria.
- Brooklyn Museum, New York, Etats-Unis.
- Centre Culturel français, Lagos, Nigeria.
- Centre Pompidou, Paris, France.
- Clarks International Art Collection, Somerset, Royaume-Uni.
- de Young Museum, San Francisco, Etats-Unis.
- Denver Art Museum, Colorado, Etats-Unis.
- Des Moines Art Center, Etats-Unis.
- Diamond Bank of Nigeria, Victoria Island, Lagos, Nigeria.
- Domain de Chaumont-sur-Loire, France.
- Eden Project, Cornwall, Royaume-Uni.
- Fondation Bill et Melinda Gates, Seattle, Etats-Unis.
- Fowler Museum, Université de Californie, Los Angeles, Etats-Unis.
- Guggenheim Abu Dhabi, Emirats Arabes Unis.
- Hood Museum of Art, Hanover, Etats-Unis.
- Indianapolis Museum of Art, Indianapolis, Etats-Unis.
- International Peoples’ College, Helsingor, Danemark.
- Iwalewa-Haus, Université de Bayreuth, Bayreuth, Allemagne.
- Jordan National Gallery of Arts, Amman, Jordanie.
- Leeum, Samsung Museum of Art, Séoul, Corée du Sud.
- Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Etats-Unis.
- Missoni, Milan, Italie.
- Musée Ariana, Genève, Suisse.
- Museum Kunstpalast, Düsseldorf, Allemagne.
- North Carolina Museum of Art, Raleigh, Etats-Unis.
- Osaka Foundation of Culture, Osaka, Japon.
- Royal Ontario Museum, Canada.
- Rubell Family Collection, Miami, Etats-Unis.
- Saint Louis Art Museum, St. Louis, Etats-Unis.
- Samuel P. Harn Museum of Art, Gainesville, Etats-Unis.
- Setagaya Art Museum, Tokyo, Japon.
- Tate Modern, Londres, Royaume-Uni.
- The British Museum, Londres, Royaume-Uni.
- The Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Washington DC, Etats-Unis.
- The Hammermill Collection, Hellebaek, Helsingor, Danemark.
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Etats-Unis.
- The Museum of Arts and Design (MAD), New York, Etats-Unis.
- The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Etats-Unis.
- The Museum of Modern Art, New York, Etats-Unis.
- The National Gallery of Contemporary Art, Lagos, Nigeria.
- The National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institute, Washington DC, Etats-Unis.
- The Nelson-Atkins Museum, Kansas City, Missouri, Etats-Unis.
- The Newark Museum, Etats-Unis.
- The World Bank Art Collection, Washington DC, Etats-Unis.
- Weatherspoon Art Museum, Greensboro, Etats-Unis.
- William Fisher Collection, Newark, Etats-Unis.
- UNAIDS, Genève, Suisse.
- Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Etats-Unis.
PUBLICATIONS
2014
- New Worlds, Mount Holyoke College Art Museum.
2010
- When I Last Wrote to You about Africa, Museum for African Art.