Yinka Shonibare CBE RA’s interdisciplinary practice examines race, class and cultural identity through the media of sculpture, painting, photography, film, textiles and public works.
Yinka Shonibare is a British artist of Nigerian heritage known for his examination of such ideas as authenticity, identity, colonialism, and power in drawings, paintings, sculptures, photographs, films, and installations. His signature element is his use
Shonibare was born to wealthy Nigerian parents living inLondon. When he was about three years old, his family returned toNigeria, and he grew up inLagos(then the capital of Nigeria) while continuing to summer inEngland. Although his parents were disappointed with his chosen career, he was all...