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