Yinka Shonibare CBE: End of Empire

$45.00 at de Young Museum.

Surveying three decades of Shonibare's career, this volume pays special attention to his fabric and textile works and their political significance.Since the 1990s, the British-Nigerian artist Yinka Shonibare CBE has developed opulently executed sculptures and installations, colorful collages, and theatrically staged photographs and films. The signature material in Yinka Shonibare’s multimedia artworks, so-called African fabric, is a cipher. Originally produced in Manchester and intended for sale in Indonesia…