"In the paintings where it's there—the tenderness—I work for it. I'm not afraid of it. If I could put my bleeding heart in there, I would."
Wastepaper Bag (2003)
Wastepaper Bag, 2003
Used aluminum printing plates and copper wire; Dimensions variable
Installation view, artist’s studio, Nsukka, Nigeria
Courtesy the artist and Jack Shainman Gallery, New York
© El Anatsui
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