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Yinka Shonibare, V&A

On 20 Mar 15, 7-9pm talk, 8-8:45 refreshments

Creator of the Fourth Plinth's ship in a bottle in Trafalgar Square, Yinka Shonibare talks colonialism, art and dressing up at the V&A, London

By CW Contributor on 3/3/2015

Yinka Shonibare, V&A
Yinka Shonibare, V&A
Yinka Shonibare, V&A Yinka Shonibare, V&A Ali Godwin
Turner Prize nominee Yinka Shonibare MBE has been making waves in the contemporary art world ever since that famous ship in a bottle on Trafalgar Square launched into our lives. After being awarded his Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in 2005, the quirky London-based artist took the letters as part of his everyday name. His varied and playful work is currently on display at the William Morris Gallery, and his fantastically flamboyant series Diary of a Victorian Dandy can be found in the V&A Staying Power exhibition. This curious character looks at the contradictions of the Establishment and its relationship with colonialism and class, navigated through his own Nigerian heritage.
Shonibare will discuss his work from the early paintings in the 1990s to his latest ventures into costume and embodying a Victorian dandy. There'll also be a chance to hear about his public sculptures, performance and photography, as well as his studio project space, Guest Projects.




What Yinka Shonibare, V&A
Where V&A, South Kensington, Cromwell Road, London, SW7 2RL | MAP
Nearest tube South Kensington (underground)
When On 20 Mar 15, 7-9pm talk, 8-8:45 refreshments
Price £15
Website Click here for more details



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    Yinka Shonibare's 1:30 scale replica of the HMS Victory in an acrylic bottle was an exact copy of the original, apart from the patterns symbolic of African identity and independence on the 37 sails.

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