The Met has finally purchased its first major piece of contemporary African art. The sculpture is called "Between Earth and Heaven" and was created by Ghanaian artist El Anatsui in 2006. The Met declined to say how much they paid for it.
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African Art has something very special about it. African art has not changed dramatically from the Stone Age till today and this shows in the traditional designs of every type of art, be it African masks, African fabrics, African musical instruments, African ladies Handbags, African carvings and in fact all manner of African art and crafts. It is not that symbolic African arts and crafts are only desirable in Africa; this art form has a following worldwide.
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