A Tale of Today
ed. by Richard P. Townsend. with an essay by Kirstin Purtich
- Author(s)
- Kirstin Purtich
- Editor(s)
- Richard P. Townsend
- Publication, year
- : Driehaus Museum, 2019
- Scope
- 104 Pages, illustrated, 25.5 cm.
- ISBN
- 9780692188415
Catalogue accompanying the similar named exhibition at the Driehaus Museum, Chicago (March - Sep 2019), exploring how Yinka Shonibare’s work weaves together themes of the Gilded Age with today’s conversations on society, race, and economic issues. Elaborate costumes, intricate patterns, and striking figural forms fill the work of Yinka Shonibare who has roots in both London and Lagos, Nigeria. Shonibare’s works reflect aesthetic features of the Victorian age, while undertaking a deep exploration and interrogation of issues tied to colonialism and its aftermath. Within the contemporary context of globalization, his work looks to history and provokes concerns of our present moment.
- Person as subject
- Yinka Shonibare
- Location
- Cabinet 7 - 4: Kunstenaars
- Remarks
- Incl. Notes
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