Born in London, Yinka moved to Nigeria when he was 3, returning to England to study Fine Art at the Byam Shaw college of art and then at Goldsmiths where he got his MFA. he currently lives and works in London. Over the past decade, Shonibare has become well known for his exploration of colonialism and post-colonialism within the contemporary context of globalisation. Shonibare’s work explores these issues, alongside those of race and class, through the media of painting, sculpture, photography and, more recently, film and performance. Using this wide range of media, Shonibare examines in particular the construction of identity and tangled interrelationship between Africa and Europe and their respective economic and political histories.
Shonibare questions the meaning of cultural and national definitions.
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