Day: September 29, 2024

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Empire in Fabric: Yinka Shonibare’s Use of Textiles to Critique History

Yinka Shonibare CBE is a British-Nigerian artist celebrated for his thought-provoking, multi-disciplinary works that explore themes of race, identity, colonialism, and globalization. His art is marked by a distinctive use of brightly colored Dutch wax fabrics, which have come to symbolize his exploration of the intertwined histories of Africa and Europe. Shonibare’s creations span a […]

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