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Yinka Shonibare CBE

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Yinka Shonibare CBE by Thorsten Sadowsky delves into the vibrant world of the renowned British-Nigerian artist, Yinka Shonibare. The book explores Shonibare's provocative and colourful works that interrogate themes of identity, colonialism, and globalisation through his unique use of fabric and installation. This comprehensive overview offers insights into his creative process and the cultural contexts influencing his art.
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Format: Paperback / softback
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You might enjoy this book if you have an interest in contemporary art and cultural hybridity. It delves into the distinctive work of an esteemed artist who deftly blends themes of race, class, and globalisation with a vibrant aesthetic. This book may appeal to you if you appreciate exploring the intersection of art and cultural identity.

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Yinka Shonibare CBE makes colourful fabrics with presumed African origins into the trademark of his multimedia artworks. At the same time he examines complex themes like hybrid identities, colonialism and power structures with unique irony. This richly illustrated catalogue focuses on three decades of his fascinating artistic oeuvre.

Yinka Shonibare CBE makes colourful fabrics with presumed African origins into the trademark of his multimedia artworks. At the same time he examines complex themes like hybrid identities, colonialism and power structures with unique irony. This richly illustrated catalogue focuses on three decades of his fascinating artistic oeuvre.

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Since the 1990s, the British-Nigerian artist Yinka Shonibare CBE (*1962, London) has developed opulently executed sculptures and installations, colourful collages and theatrically staged photographs and films. To do so, he transforms episodes from art and history whose effects influence our present-day lives.

Yinka Shonibare CBE takes up the traces of colonialism and its consequences for role models, worldviews and body images in the works of Shonibare.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9783777435893

Publisher: Hirmer Verlag

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 24 June 2021

Country: Germany

Imprint: Hirmer Verlag

Illustration: 200 Illustrations

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 245.0mm

Height: 285.0mm

Weight: 1080g

Pages: 256

About the Author

Thorsten Sadowsky has been director of the Museum der Moderne Salzburg since 2018.

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