Yinka Shonibare MBE

Name: Yinka Shonibare MBE
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ISBN: 9783791348728

ISBN-10: 3791348728

ISBN-13: 9783791348728

Edition: 2013

Authors: Rachel Kent, Robert Hobbs, Anthony Downey

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Newly revised and updated, this authoritative book presents the exciting, ironic, and often subversive work of Yinka Shonibare MBE, one of the stars of the international art scene. Born in London and raised in Nigeria, Shonibare employs a diverse range of media--from sculpture, painting, and installation to photography and film--to probe matters of race, class, cultural identity, and history. He is perhaps best known for his signature use of a colorful "African" batik fabric that actually originated in Indonesia and was introduced to Africa in the19th century by British and Dutch colonizers. Incorporated into Victorian costumes, covering sculptures of extraterrestrials, or stretched like…

Book details

List price: $55.00
Copyright year: 2013
Publisher: Prestel Publishing
Publication date: 1/24/2014
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 240
Size: 9.50" wide x 12.25" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.540
Language: English