El Anatsui: Meyina Iziko South African National Gallery

“Bringing such a compelling exhibition to South African audiences facilitates greater opportunity to create awareness, as well as an appreciation of African perspectives and more diverse continental narratives. Iziko is honoured to host an exhibition of such an iconic artist.

There are significant linkages in his work to present day South Africa where we are currently experiencing an intense and important time of renewed energy and dynamism across all spheres of creativity and discourse that is particularly apparent among a younger generation of cultural activists .In addition, the narratives of African colonial and post -colonial histories, and the effects of consumerism on the environment, as articulated in many of the pieces on show, are relevant to current conversations taking place in both local and  global context amongst diverse groups and nations,” Rooksana Omar (Chief Executive Officer of Iziko Museums of South Africa.)