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Hyundai Commission: El Anatsui: Behind the Red Moon, Conversations Film (Extended)

Hyundai Commission: El Anatsui: Behind the Red Moon, Conversations Film (Extended)

About the Video

Osei Bonsu, Curator of International Art, and Dina Akhmadeeva, Assistant Curator of International Art at Tate Modern, discuss Hyundai Commission: El Anatsui: Behind the Red Moon. As the co-curators of the commission, Bonsu and Akhmadeeva offer an in-depth exploration of El Anatsui’s artistic journey, highlighting the unique collaborative spirit of Anatsui's studio and the labor-intensive process behind his monumental artworks.

The conversation underscores El Anatsui's profound impact on art history and contemporary African art, presenting a forward-thinking artist who challenges our perceptions of everyday materials and demonstrates their potential to convey complex historical and cultural stories.

Hyundai Commission: El Anatsui, Conversations Film (Extended). Artwork © El Anatsui, Video © Hyundai Artlab.

About the Program

The annual Hyundai Commission is a series of new, site-specific installations by international artists in Tate Modern’s iconic Turbine Hall. It is made possible by the long-term partnership between Tate and Hyundai Motor, now confirmed until 2036. The partnership, recently extended for another decade, was founded in 2014 with the longest initial commitment from a corporate partner in Tate’s history and encompasses support of both the Hyundai Commission and the Hyundai Tate Research Centre: Transnational. Attracting over 19 million visitors since it began, the Hyundai Commission gives artists the chance to interpret the vast industrial space of Tate Modern’s Turbine Hall, ​​producing some of the most bold and memorable artworks of the past decade.

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