Yinka Shonibare MBE: Being an Artist | Art21 "Exclusive"
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Episode #084: In his London studio, artist Yinka Shonibare MBE reflects on what it means for him to be an artist, how he views his occupation as a utopian pursuit, and how the lines between the personal and professional aspects of his life are blurred.
Known for using batik in costumed dioramas that explore race and colonialism, Yinka Shonibare MBE also employs painting, sculpture, photography, and film in work that disrupts and challenges our notions of cultural identity. Taking on the honorific MBE as part of his name in everyday use, Shonibare plays with the ambiguities and contradictions of his attitude toward the Establishment and its legacies of colonialism and class. In multimedia projects that reveal his passion for art history, literature, and philosophy, Shonibare provides a critical tour of Western civilization and its achievements and failures.
Learn more about Yinka Shonibare MBE: http://www.art21.org/artists/yinka-shonibare-mbe
VIDEO | Producer: Wesley Miller & Nick Ravich. Interview: Susan Sollins. Camera: Ian Serfontein. Sound: Paul Stadden. Editor: Lizzie Donahue & Paulo Padilha. Artwork Courtesy: Yinka Shonibare MBE. Thanks: Ann Marie Peña.
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Oh my God!!! It's Wybie from Coralline!! This guy I'd fantastic and wise, don't get me wrong but I think I may have also peed myself.
MyLifeAsSue 1 month ago
Love what he speaks about. He seems much happier then all you ppl trying to bad mouth him.
Thugsterchick 3 months ago
this man has added to my inspiration.......
LAFONESS 4 months ago
art is not Utopian... he must have missed class when they spoke of Constructivism.
saintjasin 4 months ago
Mediocrity.
JeffersonDinedAlone 7 months ago
you share your dreams
spiralisedcat 1 year ago
the minimum
the minimum is large
small acquires great effects
r41zcu4dr4d4d3E 2 years ago
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JakeHamill 2 years ago
first
kevinflory 2 years ago