"Art making is a form of alchemy, in a way, because you are trying…to make gold from nothing. When it works very well is when you manage to turn the ordinary into the extraordinary."
Remnants of Grandma’s Cloth (1995)
Remnants of Grandma’s Cloth, 1995
Wood and paint; 31 1/2 x 36 1/4 inches
Private collection
Photo: Andy Keate
Courtesy the artist and Jack Shainman Gallery, New York
© El Anatsui
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