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Meyina marks the first solo exhibition of El Anatsui – one of the most influential contemporary artists working today – in South Africa.

Over the past four decades, Anatsui has created a vast body of work that has expanded the language of contemporary sculpture in Africa and around the world. Meyina (meaning ‘I am going’ in Ewe) is curated by Bisi Silva (Director at the Centre for Contemporary Art Lagos) and presents a portrait of the artist by bringing together disparate fragments that form a whole.

The seven large-scale sculptural installations, which read like intricate tapestries, are …