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Art
Yinka
Shonibare
MBE
London. This autumn Royal Museums Greenwich presents a series of works by the critically acclaimed artist
Yinka
Shonibare
MBE, including a new site-specific commission and sculptures never before seen in the UK. The works ... relationship to the stars and its historical role as a family home. The final work in
Yinka
Shonibare
MBE at Greenwich is Nelson’s Ship in a Bottle – one of the Fourth Plinth’s most ... trade and empire, made possible through the freedom of the seas that Nelson's victories provided.
Yinka
Shonibare
MBE said: ‘Britain's maritime history has undoubtedly made a large contribution to the history of multi
Art
Yinka
Shonibare
. Making Eden
delighted to present Making Eden, the first solo gallery exhibition in Berlin by internationally acclaimed artist
Yinka
Shonibare
MBE. Bringing together a body of entirely new work across two floors of the gallery, Making Eden ... oppressed, you fight. I think that’s important. People have to judge history later on’.
Yinka
Shonibare
MBE (RA) (b.1962) was born in London and moved to Lagos, Nigeria at the age of three. Over ... Royal Academician.
Shonibare
currently lives and works in the East End of London. All images
Yinka
Shonibare
MBE, Making Eden, Installation Shot, Blain|Southern Berlin, Photo: Christian Glaeser, 2014. Copyright the artist and courtesy
Art
Yinka
Shonibare
: The William Morris Family Album
Gallery has announced its first major commission – a Morris-inspired photographic exhibition by Turner Prize nominee
Yinka
Shonibare
MBE. The William Morris Family Album will see the British Nigerian artist work with Waltham Forest residents ... events programme. Council leader Chris Robbins said: “Waltham Forest Council is thrilled to be collaborating with
Yinka
Shonibare
MBE on the William Morris Gallery’s first major commission. “The project represents another dimension ... William Morris Family Album is supported by Arts Council England, Cass Arts and The Mall Walthamstow.
Yinka
Shonibare
, 'The William Morris Family Album', 2015, Copyright the artist, Courtesy the artist, Stephen Friedman Gallery, London, Commissioned
Art
Yinka
Shonibare
. Pop!
Gallery, London. Stephen Friedman Gallery is delighted to announce a solo exhibition of new works by
Yinka
Shonibare
, MBE. This exhibition of all new works focuses on the corruption, excess and debauchery that have ... part led to the current economic crisis. With characteristic wit and critique,
Yinka
Shonibare
explores the contemporary worship of luxury goods and the behaviour of the banking industry while referencing well known iconography
Art
Childhood Memories
Singapore Pearl Lam Galleries is delighted to present an exhibition of work by British-Nigerian artist
Yinka
Shonibare
MBE, opening on 21 January, 2016. In contrast with the artist’s previous work, which addressed universal ... block 9 will be transformed into a screening room which will show two separate documentaries about
Yinka
Shonibare
MBE, allowing visitors to find out more about the artist’s life and practice. “I’m delighted ... welcoming
Yinka
Shonibare
to our Singapore gallery for his first exhibition here, following on from the success of his Hong Kong show in 2013. Stimulating an artistic discourse is important to Pearl Lam Galleries
Art
Interchange Junctions
Catholic emancipation and the abolition of slavery in the British Empire. Interchange Junctions follows on from
Yinka
Shonibare
’s newly commissioned permanent Wind Sculpture, just off Howick Place, which has become an integral part ... with African identity. The artists in the exhibition have been invited to create a dialogue with
Yinka
Shonibare
’s Wind Sculpture, with the multi-cultural aspect of the exhibition paying homage to the enlightened actions ... Romuald Hazoumè, Rob Kesseler, Alex Lawler, Alan Magee, Jade Montserrat, Alida Rodrigues, Zineb Sedira, Shahzia Sikander,
Yinka
Shonibare
MBE, Michelle Ussher, Andy Wicks and BA(Hons) Ceramic Design Central Saint Martins students (Lucy Anderson, Sarah
Art
Staying Power
Fund (HLF), the Museum has been able to collect 118 works by 17 artists ranging from
Yinka
Shonibare
’s large-scale series Diary of a Victorian Dandy (1998), to studies of elaborate headties worn ... 1980s and 90s. The display also features more conceptual explorations of race and identity.
Yinka
Shonibare
’s series, Diary of a Victorian Dandy, depicts the artist playing the role of a dandy. The work demonstrates
Art
The Human Factor
before a green-tinted mural-sized image of a mountain gorge as if guarding his territory.
Yinka
Shonibare
MBE’s Boy on Globe, 2008, is a sculpture from a recent body of work exploring climate ... fabric costumes which to most, alludes to African heritage, but is actually manufactured in the Netherlands, continuing
Shonibare
’s characteristic use of materials that alluding to ambiguity and to the hybrid construction of identity. Pierre ... Royal Festival Hall, level 5 function room. Another public event is a discussion between artists
Yinka
Shonibare
and John Miller, Artangel co-director James Lingwood and critic Martin Herbert taking place on 30 June
Art
Borders
Margolles, Misheck Masamvu, Jordan Nassar, Katie Paterson, The Propeller Group, Matthew Ritchie, Hiraki Sawa, Dread Scott,
Yinka
Shonibare
MBE, Elias Sime, Mikhael Subotzky, Alison Elizabeth Taylor, Fred Tomaselli, Hank Willis Thomas and XU ZHEN®. 'Borders ... world as it actually is—borders don’t exist. For 'Borders,' Jorge Méndez Blake and
Yinka
Shonibare
CBE have created artworks that utilize books as both sculptural objects and repositories of knowledge, narrative, and memory
Art
The Divine Comedy
Egypt), Lamia Naji (Marocco), Moataz Nasr (Egypt), Cheikh Niass (Senegal), Maurice Pefura (France), Zineb Sedira (France),
Yinka
Shonibare
, MBE (England, Nigeria), Guy Tillim (South Africa), Andrew Tshabangu (South Africa), Minnette Vári (South Africa) Njami ... Botha, Prism 10 (Dead Laocoön), 2013. Courtesy of the artist and the Stevenson Gallery, Cape Town.
Yinka
Shonibare
, How to Blow Up Two Heads at Once (Gentlemen), 2006. Courtesy of the artist and Colecçõ Sindika
Architecture & Design
London Festival of Architecture 2014
exploring different viewpoints of the city, including speakers from a range of cultural backgrounds, such as
Yinka
Shonibare
RA, Ian Martin, Patrick Keiller and Lisa Jardine. Degree shows by leading architecture universities, such
Art
Summer Exhibition 2014
newly elected Academicians, who include Thomas Heatherwick, Neil Jeffries, Chantal Joffe, Tim Shaw, Conrad Shawcross,
Yinka
Shonibare
, Bob and Roberta Smith and Wolfgang Tillmans amongst others, and also newly elected Honorary Academicians, such
Art
Face Time
Pienkowski, Peter Randall-Page, Vanessa Raw, Jane Ray, Matthew Rice, Jenny Saville, Gerald Scarfe, Francesca Shakespeare,
Yinka
Shonibare
MBE, Jason Shulman, Jon Snow, Joseph Steele, Kieran Stiles, Tony Thomson, Tessa Traeger, Emmie van Biervliet, Paul
Art
EXPO Chicago 2014
from 11am to 7pm Sunday, September 21st from 11am to 6pm Related images Wind, Curated by
Yinka
Shonibare
, James Cohan Gallery Deana Lawson, Otisha, 2013, Pigment print, 40 x 50 inches, Edition of 3 + 2Aps
Art
Paradigm Store
followed Wind Sculpture (2014), a permanent installation located directly across from Howick Place by renowned artist
Yinka
Shonibare
MBE in response to the history of the area, which was commissioned by HS Projects on behalf
Art
Gonkar Gyatso. Pop Phraseology
discourse, or Glenn Ligon, who works to talk about Black Identity in America, or
Yinka
Shonibare
, who uses the textiles of his heritage to address issues of colonialism, Gyatso inserts Buddhist and Tibetan iconography into
Art
Corinne Felgate
Inhotim (Brazil). Her work is in numerous private and public collections including that of acclaimed artist
Yinka
Shonibar
. Corinne Felgate, Tableau I Lozenge with Four Lines and Grey, 2014, fabric & glitter on board, Image
Art
Anya Charikov-Mickleburgh. Being
Saint Martin’s UAL and London Canal Museum, Valentines Mansion, the Camden Arts Centre, Rossotrudnichestvo and
Yinka
Shonibare
’s Guest Project Space. Her art works are in public and private collections across the UK, Germany
Art
SWEET 18
inspiration. And the controversial figure of King Gustav III of Sweden is the starting point for
Yinka
Shonibare
’s (UK/ Nigeria) film Un ballo in Maschera. Made in Belgium Belgian artists easily hold their
Art
I’M Ten
anniversary. The show consists of over 150 unique artworks by emerging and established artists such as
Yinka
Shonibare
, Adam Chodzko, and O Zhang. Each selected artist has been invited to create an original A4 work
Travel
L'Afrique des routes
cultos y rituales candomblé de América del sur a las obras contemporáneas mestizadas del Nigeriano
Yinka
Shonibare
, la exposición propone el retrato de un continente en el centro de la historia global. L'Afrique
Travel
L'Afrique des routes
Candomblé cults and rituals of South America to the contemporary mixed art of the Nigerian artist
Yinka
Shonibare
, it presents a portrait of a continent at the centre of world history. L'Afrique des routes
Travel
L'Afrique des routes
Madagascar, des cultes et rituels candomblé d’Amérique du sud aux œuvres contemporaines métissées du Nigérian
Yinka
Shonibare
, c’est le portrait d’un continent au cœur de l’histoire globale qui est ici dressé
Art
Kehinde Wiley
artists––Derrick Adams, Sanford Biggers, Nick Cave, Rashid Johnson, Glenn Ligon, Kerry James Marshall, Wangechi Mutu,
Yinka
Shonibare
, Mickalene Thomas, Hank Willis Thomas, Carrie Mae Weems, and Lynette Yiadom-Boakye. This will be Wiley
Art
Keith Piper
exhibition. Arguably, the BLK Art Group also helped pave the way for Chris Ofili, Steve McQueen,
Yinka
Shonibare
and Hurvin Anderson, all contenders for the UK's prestigious Turner prize. Re-working his seminal
Art
Contemporary Art
Council have contributed toward the acquisition of significant artworks including examples by Dan Flavin, William Kentridge,
Yinka
Shonibare
, and Kara Walker. Acquisitions through purchase and gift have brought both well recognized and emerging artists into
Art
Other Side
Cyrus, Kate Ericson and Mel Ziegler, Tim Hawkinson, Michael Joo, Zanele Muholi, Tim Rollins and K.O.S.,
Yinka
Shonibare
, Lorna Simpson, and others. Other Side. Courtesy of Tang
Art
Summer Exhibition 2017
submissions by new Royal Academicians including Gilbert & George and David Adjaye. Other highlights include
Yinka
Shonibare
RA’s six metre high colourful wind sculpture in the RA Courtyard, and Farshid Moussavi RA’s unique
Art
Alfredo Jaar
popular strand of YSP’s programming that has included Shirin Neshat (Iran/US), Amar Kanwar (India) and
Yinka
Shonibare
(Nigeria/UK). The associated public programme, including a talk by the artist, offers opportunities for all ages
Art
Imprevedibile
True Greenfort o Superflex predicono un futuro catastrofico nella speranza di impedirlo mentre Pablo Bronstein e
Yinka
Shonibare
pensano che capire la storia, evitando di ripeterne gli errori, possa permettere di immaginare un futuro diverso
Art
Figures from the Collection
well as the women’s poses and their isolation. Several videos punctuate Figures from the Collection.
Yinka
Shonibare
’s Odile and Odette, 2005, for example, explores racial and cultural stereotypes by juxtaposing a white
Art
From Life
Gillian Wearing. Finally in the Tennant Gallery, subject to availability, new interactive work of artists
Yinka
Shonibare
and Humphrey Ocean, and architect Farshid Moussavi will offer a glimpse of possible future applications of virtual reality
Art
Party Time
Centennial, Party Time: Re-imagine America is a major site-specific installation by internationally acclaimed artist
Yinka
Shonibare
MBE. On view to coincide with the reinstallation of our Arts of Global Africa collection, Party Time
Art
Like Life: Sculpture, Color, and the Body
Oppenheim, Isa Genzken, Charles Ray, Fred Wilson, Robert Gober, Bharti Kher, Duane Hanson, Jeff Koons, and
Yinka
Shonibare
MBE, as well as wax effigies, reliquaries, mannequins, and anatomical models. Together, these works highlight the continuing
Art
Eco e Narciso
MAXXI or loans, with three works realised for the occasion (by Monica Bonvicini, Giulio Paolini and
Yinka
Shonibare
) of which two, Bent and Fused by Bonvicini and The Invisible Man by
Shonibare
, will be acquired
Art
Eco e Narciso
prestiti, con 3 opere realizzate per l’occasione (di Monica Bonvicini, Giulio Paolini e
Yinka
Shonibare
) di cui due, Bent and Fused di Bonvicini e The Invisible Man di
Shonibare
, entreranno a far parte della
Art
General Rehearsal
Alexandra Paperno, Philippe Parreno, Giuseppe Penone, Sigmar Polke, Dmitry Prigov, Walid Raad, Gerhard Richter, Wael Shawky,
Yinka
Shonibare
, Simon Starling, Hiroshi Sugimoto, Wolfgang Tillmans, Mikhail Tolmachev, Mario Garcia Torres, Danh Vo, Jessica Warboys, Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Art
Grids
Michelle Grabner, Elias Sime, Federico Herrero, Spencer Finch, Josiah McElheny, Simon Evans, Scott Olson, Beatriz Milhazes,
Yinka
Shonibare
MBE, Sol LeWitt, Trenton Doyle Hancock and Fred Tomaselli. Grids will be on view from June
Art
Francesca DiMattio
Susan Hiller, Jitish Kallat, Dean Levin, Paul McCarthy, Shana Moulton, Martha Rosler, Arlene Shechet, Alina Szapocznikow,
Yinka
Shonibare
MBE, Gavin Turk, Ai Weiwei, Jane and Louise Wilson, and Bill Woodrow. Francesca DiMattio. Courtesy of Pippy
Art
Norman Ackroyd
artists – along with Tracey Emin CBE, Grayson Perry CBE, Fiona Rae, Barbara Rae CBE and
Yinka
Shonibare
MBE – to create artwork for a special set of stamps which celebrates the milestone 250th anniversary
Art
Britain in the World
Bell (1879–1961), Ben Nicholson (1894–1982), Henry Moore (1898–1986), Maggi Hambling (b. 1945), and
Yinka
Shonibare
MBE (RA) (b. 1962), among many others. Britain in the World. Courtesy of Yale Center for British
Art
Sandra L. and Dennis B. Haslinger Family Foundation
inspiration. Gobel’s performer reflects the enormous power celebrities wield in our cultural identity. Similarly,
Yinka
Shonibare
addresses issues pertaining to race and class in his powerful figurative sculptures, which are typically presented as headless
Art
Matteo Cordero
Royal Academy of Arts Summer Exhibition displaying a large portrait in Gallery VI curated by
Yinka
Shonibare
MBE (RA). Cordero's work is in a number of private international collections. Matteo Cordero. Courtesy of Public
Art
James Mortimer
sculpture Crocodile Head featured in the Royal Academy 250th Summer Exhibition alongside artwork by Paula Rego,
Yinka
Shonibare
and Tracey Emin amongst others. Mortimer has exhibited internationally including solo shows at The Catto Gallery
Art
The Museum Collection
inspiration. Gobel’s performer reflects the enormous power celebrities wield in our cultural identity. Similarly,
Yinka
Shonibare
addresses issues pertaining to race and class in his powerful figurative sculptures, which are typically presented as headless
Art
Incarnations
living philosophical practice. Works by Sammy Baloji, William Kentridge, Tracey Rose, Wangechi Mutu, Otobong Nkanga,
Yinka
Shonibare
, Pascale Marthine Tayou, Ana Mendieta, Kehinde Wiley, Andres Serrano, Aida Muluneh, Mwangi Hutter, Hank Willis Thomas, Tracey Rose
Art
Incarnations
philosophique vivante. Avec les oeuvres de Sammy Baloji, William Kentridge, Tracey Rose, Wangechi Mutu, Otobong Nkanga,
Yinka
Shonibare
, Pascale Marthine Tayou, Ana Mendieta, Kehinde Wiley, Andres Serrano, Aida Muluneh, Mwangi Hutter, Hank Willis Thomas, Tracey
Art
Encore
spin on the original themes. Featuring seven photographers—Eileen Cowin, Christina Fernandez, Samuel Fosso, Yasumasa Morimura,
Yinka
Shonibare
CBE, Gillian Wearing, and Qiu Zhijie—this exhibition explores how re-staging can highlight underrepresented stories
Art
When Home Won’t Let You Stay
include Kader Attia, Tania Bruguera, Isaac Julien, Hayv Kahraman, Reena Saini Kallat, Richard Mosse, Carlos Motta,
Yinka
Shonibare
, Xaviera Simmons, and Do-Ho Suh, among others. A fully illustrated catalogue accompanies the exhibition, with
Art
Young Monsters
Francisco (2018); Material, Cob Gallery, London (2018); Talisman in the Age of Difference (curated by
Yinka
Shonibare
), Stephen Friedman Gallery, London (2018); New Contemporaries 2017, Block 336, London and Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art, Newcastle
Art
Melissa Moore e Alberta Pellacani. Rêverie
Agallery, Wimbledon, Londra (2005); Dorothee Schmid, Londra (2006); Ballhaus Düsseldorf, Germany; Galleria Civica di Modena (2008);
Yinka
Shonibare
’s Space, Londra (2010); Kunsthalle Exnergasse WUK, Vienna (2011).Alberta Pellacani (1964) vive e lavora a Carpi
Art
James Cohan
where it mounted important exhibitions by artists including Spencer Finch, Beatriz Milhazes, Yun-Fei Ji,
Yinka
Shonibare
CBE, Xu Zhen, etc. More recently in Chelsea, the gallery presented exhibitions by newer additions to the program
Art
Unbound
deep oceans as he imagines a world of organic canyons and unknown creatures. Chris Ofili and
Yinka
Shonibare
are important inspirations for Rebecca Oloidi who brings the bright colours of her Nigerian culture into
Art
Crossing the Line
personal blog My Global Hustle. His writings include profiles of Swizz Beatz, El Anatsui,
Yinka
Shonibare
, Mickalene Thomas, Rashid Johnson, and Derrick Adams. In 2009, Ossei-Mensah was featured in the NY Times Styles section
Art
Young Masters
Gallery 27 on Cork Street in November, with 26 shortlisted artists presented alongside three guest artists:
Yinka
Shonibare
, MBE, Ali Assaf and Lluís Barba. The Young Masters Art Prize is a not-for-profit initiative
Art
Leonardo Ulian. Sacred Space
Condensation, Immaginare il Tempo, Clauiano, Italy (2011); Umlaut, Hales Gallery, London (2009); Three by Three (IV),
Yinka
Shonibare
Project Space at Sunbury House, London (2009). Ulian was also awarded the Owne Rowley Award in London
Fashion
Tendenza Africa
batik sembra avere fatto tesoro delle rivisitazioni artistiche dei costumi occidentali dell'artista anglo-nigeriano
Yinka
Shonibare
, la cui filosofia è rivestire d'Africa o meglio ancora sottolineare una trama filologicamente coerente con la tradizione
Art
Ikon 50
Cornelia Parker exhibited her seminal work Thirty Pieces of Silver and ten years later likewise
Yinka
Shonibare
’s combination of found objects and African fabric was a defining moment. The new millennium was ushered
Art
Liane Lang. An Idle Brain Is Satan's Shoppe
donations from founding member Rankin, and celebrated artists Martin Creed, Tracey Emin, Jeremy Deller, Mark Titchner,
Yinka
Shonibare
MBE, Chris Levine, Djordji Ozbolt, Neil Gall, Kevin Francis Gray, Gordon Cheung, Jamie Shovlin, Simon English
Art
Wangechi Mutu, the (Afro) Future is Bright
representations of black women we encounter every day. She along with contemporaries like Chris Ofili and
Yinka
Shonibare
have carved out a space in the continuum of art history where Africa is no longer depicted
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