How to Blow up Two Heads at Once (Ladies)
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Yinka Shonibare, MBE2 2006 United Kingdom
Image courtesy of the artist, Stephen Friedman Gallery, London and James Cohan Gallery, NY
Photo: Stephen White
Yinka Shonibare MBE
Major Solo Exhibition
MCA - Museum of Contemporary Art
Wednesday 24 September 2008 to Sunday 01 February 2009
Exhibition
previously on
at
MCA - Museum of Contemporary Art
in
Sydney precinct,
New South Wales,
Australia
Discover the work of internationally acclaimed artist Yinka Shonibare MBE, with this major solo exhibition encompassing 12 years of his artistic practice. From his eye-catching headless mannequins to engaging photographic narratives, Shonibare explores ideas about contemporary African identity, the legacy of European colonialism, class structures and social justice.
Shonibare refers to himself as a ‘postcolonial hybrid’, having been born in England and raised in Nigeria before relocating to London at age 17.
This exhibition represents the most comprehensive showing of the artist’s work to date and includes painting, sculpture, photography and film.
The MCA will tour this exhibition to the Brooklyn Museum, New York and the National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution, Washington DC.
FREE ENTRY
Location
MCA - Museum of Contemporary Art140 George Street, The Rocks, Sydney Harbour foreshore at West Circular Quay
The Rocks Precinct
New South Wales
Australia
