Mnuchin Gallery is proud to announce an exhibition by globally renowned contemporary artist El Anatsui. The show will present a body of entirely new work by the artist, inspired in part by the architectural spaces of the gallery’s historic townhouse. This will be Anatsui’s first exhibition in New York since his acclaimed solo show, Gravity and Grace: Monumental Works by El Anatsui, traveled to the Brooklyn Museum in 2013. The exhibition will be on view at Mnuchin Gallery from October 28 through December 13, 2014. It is the artist’s first exhibition on New York’s Upper East Side and is organized in collaboration with Jack Shainman Gallery.

Anatsui’s work transforms humble recycled materials, such as liquor bottle caps and labels, into glittering abstractions that blur the boundaries between painting and sculpture. Often mounted on the wall in richly textured folds, they bring to mind jewel-toned mosaics and embellished textiles. Born in Ghana and currently living between Ghana and Nigeria, Anatsui references the colonial histories, local economies, and aesthetic practices of both countries. His work transcends geographic boundaries, engaging in an international dialogue concerning consumption and the environment, as well as with global abstract traditions, including that of Western painting.