Nigerian sculptor El Anatsui knows too well that when most people think
of African art, they think of masks, something he would never ask his
students to make.Anatsui taught art for nearly 30 years in a remote Nigerian village
before getting his first big break when his sculpture was shown at the
1990 Venice Biennale. His works consist of giant sheets of colorful
metal that are so big he often doesn't even assemble them himself.
Twelve of them are touring the U.S. through August 2014.http://www.npr.org/2013/09/28/174727056/nigerian-bottle-cap-sculptor-taps-museum-staffs-inner-artists
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