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13 SEPTEMBER 2021 - 30 SEPTEMBER 2021
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1. Yinka Shonibare CBE RA
Aristocrat in Blue
Medium: lithograph & collage on Somerset Satin White 300gsm
Execution date: 2020
Dimensions: 76 x 49.5 cm
Inscription: embossed signature, detail added by artist on reverse
Additional information: artist's proof 1 of 10
ESTIMATE
£600 - 800
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Notes
Yinka Shonibare CBE RA was born in 1962 in London, UK. He studied Fine Art at Byam School of Art, London (now Central Saint Martins) in 1989 and received his MFA from Goldsmiths, University of London in 1991.
Shonibare’s interdisciplinary practice uses citations of Western art history and literature to question the validity of contemporary cultural and national identities within the context of globalization. His trademark material is the brightly coloured Dutch wax batik fabric he buys in London. This fabric was inspired by Indonesian design, mass-produced by the Dutch and eventually sold to the colonies in West Africa. In the 1960s, the material became a new symbol of African identity and independence.
Yinka Shonibare CBE RA was Art UK's 2019 Patron
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