El Anatsui: "Broken Bridge II" | "Exclusive" | Art21
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0:08 - 0:12[El Anatsui: "Broken Bridge II"]
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0:19 - 0:23[The High Line, New York City]
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0:49 - 0:53Je viens d'une place où vous avez beaucoup de ciel.
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0:53 - 0:56Le ciel commence presque
du niveau terrain et il va en haut. -
0:56 - 0:59Mais ici, vous devez vraiment regarder en haut
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1:00 - 1:03pour vous apercevoir que à la fin il y a le ciel,
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1:03 - 1:06[il rit] quelque part, vous savez?
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1:06 - 1:10C'est presque l'expérience de la plupart
de gens qui vivent à la campagne. -
1:10 - 1:13Et ils viennent à New York --
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1:13 - 1:17le ciel n'est pas un bien commun.
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1:30 - 1:35[bruit de circulation urbaine]
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1:39 - 1:40[Jordan Benke] Ok?
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1:40 - 1:41[Anatsui] Mmm hmm.
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1:41 - 1:42[Benke] Alors on va créer une petite ride là-bas.
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1:42 - 1:43[Anatsui] Oui.
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1:43 - 1:43[Benke] Jusqu'à ici.
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1:43 - 1:44[Anatsui] Oui.
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1:45 - 1:48Mais si tu pousses très trè fort, ainsi qu'il donne...
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1:48 - 1:50[Benke] Oui, tu peux faire une ride
si grande que tu peux là-bas. -
1:50 - 1:52[Anatsui] Oui.
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1:52 - 1:54[bruit de métal qui se plie]
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1:54 - 1:58[Anatsui] La ride devrait arriver aussi jusqu'en haut...
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1:59 - 2:00[Benke] Voyons, je crois qui'ils...
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2:00 - 2:02[Anatsui] ...Dans le coin.
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2:02 - 2:04[Benke] Il est en train d'ajouter
beaucoup de rides à l'œuvre, -
2:04 - 2:06d'en faire plus des plis...
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2:06 - 2:10Nous étions, je crois, très conservateurs et nous ne voulions pas trop nous embrouiller avec le matériel...
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2:10 - 2:12[Jordan Benke, Production Manager]
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2:12 - 2:13Car chaque fois que tu fais un de ces plis
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2:13 - 2:16tu es presque en train de déformer ce métal.
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2:16 - 2:22L'ouragan Sandy arriva, donc on a été
sans électricité jusqu'au vendredi soir.
- Title:
- El Anatsui: "Broken Bridge II" | "Exclusive" | Art21
- Description:
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Episode #173: Filmed in late 2012 and early 2013, Nigeria-based artist El Anatsui discusses his large-scale sculpture "Broken Bridge II" (2012) and the importance of its location on an east-facing wall above the High Line, a relatively new park located on once-abandoned, elevated railroad tracks on Manhattan's west side. By incorporating mirrors into "Broken Bridge II," a new material for the artist, Anatsui is able to reflect and point out characteristics of New York that he considers iconic. High Line Art's project manager Jordan Benke and curator Cecilia Alemani discuss the installation process and how this work differs from Anatsui's smaller sculptures. "Broken Bridge II" will be on view through September 2013.
Working with wood, clay, metal, and the discarded metal caps of liquor bottles, El Anatsui breaks with sculpture's traditional adherence to forms of fixed shape while visually referencing the history of abstraction in African and European art. Anatsui's works trace a broader story of colonial and postcolonial economic and cultural exchange, told in the history of cast-off materials, while exploring ideas about the everyday function of objects and the role of language in deciphering visual symbols.
Learn more about the artist at:
http://www.art21.org/artists/el-anatsuiCREDITS: Producer: Ian Forster. Consulting Producer: Wesley Miller & Nick Ravich. Interview: Ian Forster. Camera: Ian Forster. Sound: Stephanie Andreou. Editor: Morgan Riles. Music: Henry Terepka. Time-lapse Courtesy: High Line Art. Artwork Courtesy: El Anatsui, High Line Art & Jack Shainman Gallery. Special Thanks: Friends of the High Line. Theme Music: Peter Foley.
- Video Language:
- English
- Team:
- Art21
- Project:
- "Extended Play" series
- Duration:
- 04:40
Isabella Martini edited French subtitles for El Anatsui: "Broken Bridge II" | "Exclusive" | Art21 | ||
Isabella Martini edited French subtitles for El Anatsui: "Broken Bridge II" | "Exclusive" | Art21 | ||
Isabella Martini edited French subtitles for El Anatsui: "Broken Bridge II" | "Exclusive" | Art21 | ||
Isabella Martini edited French subtitles for El Anatsui: "Broken Bridge II" | "Exclusive" | Art21 | ||
Isabella Martini edited French subtitles for El Anatsui: "Broken Bridge II" | "Exclusive" | Art21 | ||
Isabella Martini edited French subtitles for El Anatsui: "Broken Bridge II" | "Exclusive" | Art21 | ||
Isabella Martini edited French subtitles for El Anatsui: "Broken Bridge II" | "Exclusive" | Art21 | ||
Isabella Martini added a translation |