Oluwafemi

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Oluwafemi is the Yoruba given name of British-Nigerian artist Yinka Shonibare, internationally recognized for his explorations of colonialism and postcolonial identity through multimedia art.

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instanceOf artist
conceptual artist
contemporary artist
human
multimedia artist
alsoKnownAs Yinka Shonibare NERFINISHED
awardReceived Member of the Order of the British Empire NERFINISHED
countryOfBirth United Kingdom NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship Nigeria
United Kingdom
dateOfBirth 1962-08-09
educatedAt Byam Shaw School of Art NERFINISHED
Goldsmiths, University of London NERFINISHED
ethnicGroup Yoruba people NERFINISHED
familyName Shonibare NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork film
installation art
photography
sculpture
visual arts
genre conceptual art
givenName Oluwafemi NERFINISHED
hasCulturalBackground British-Nigerian
hasDisability partial paralysis
honorificTitle Commander of the Order of the British Empire NERFINISHED
influencedBy colonial history
postcolonial theory
languageOfWorkOrName English
Yoruba NERFINISHED
movement contemporary art
postcolonial art
nationality British
Nigerian
nominatedFor Turner Prize NERFINISHED
notableFor explorations of colonialism
explorations of postcolonial identity
use of Dutch wax print fabrics
notableWork Diary of a Victorian Dandy NERFINISHED
Nelson’s Ship in a Bottle NERFINISHED
Scramble for Africa NERFINISHED
The Swing (after Fragonard) NERFINISHED
occupation artist
installation artist
sculptor
placeOfBirth London, England
surface form: London
residence London, England
surface form: London
workLocation Nigeria NERFINISHED
United Kingdom

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Yinka Shonibare givenName Oluwafemi