Yinka Shonibare
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Yinka Shonibare is a British-Nigerian contemporary artist known for exploring colonialism, race, and identity through installations and sculptures that often incorporate brightly colored Dutch wax fabrics.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Yinka Shonibare canonical | 2 |
| Shonibare | 1 |
| Yinka Shonibare CBE | 1 |
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
conceptual artist
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contemporary artist ⓘ installation artist ⓘ person ⓘ sculptor ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Commander of the Order of the British Empire
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Order of the British Empire ⓘ
surface form:
Member of the Order of the British Empire
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| birthDate | 1962-08-09 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | London, England ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Byam Shaw School of Art
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Goldsmiths, University of London ⓘ |
| ethnicOrigin | Nigerian ⓘ |
| exhibitedAt |
Brooklyn Museum
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Museum of Modern Art ⓘ
surface form:
Museum of Modern Art, New York
National Museum of African Art ⓘ
surface form:
National Museum of African Art, Washington, D.C.
Royal Academy of Arts ⓘ
surface form:
Royal Academy of Arts, London
Tate Britain ⓘ Tate Modern ⓘ |
| familyName |
Yinka Shonibare
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surface form:
Shonibare
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| fieldOfWork |
film
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installation art ⓘ photography ⓘ sculpture ⓘ |
| fullName |
Yinka Shonibare
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surface form:
Yinka Shonibare CBE
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| givenName | Oluwafemi ⓘ |
| hasDisability | transverse myelitis ⓘ |
| honorificSuffix | CBE ⓘ |
| movement |
contemporary art
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postcolonial art ⓘ |
| nationality |
British
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Nigerian ⓘ |
| nominatedFor |
Fourth Plinth
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surface form:
Fourth Plinth Commission, Trafalgar Square
Turner Prize ⓘ |
| notableFor |
exploring themes of colonialism, race, and identity
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use of brightly colored Dutch wax fabrics ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Climate Shit Drawings
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Diary of a Victorian Dandy ⓘ Gallantry and Criminal Conversation ⓘ Nelson’s Ship in a Bottle ⓘ Scramble for Africa ⓘ The Swing (after Fragonard) ⓘ |
| representedCountry | United Kingdom at the Venice Biennale ⓘ |
| residence | London, England ⓘ |
| theme |
class
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globalization ⓘ history of the British Empire ⓘ identity ⓘ postcolonialism ⓘ race ⓘ |
| uses | wheelchair ⓘ |
| usesMaterial | Dutch wax print fabric ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Yinka Shonibare CBE
this entity surface form:
Shonibare