"The definition of being a modern person is to examine yourself, to reflect on yourself and to be a self-knowledgeable person."
"Un Ballo in Maschera (A Masked Ball)" (2004)
"Un Ballo in Maschera (A Masked Ball)," 2004
Video stills
High definition digital video, color, and sound, 32 min loop
Edition of 6 with 2 AP
© Yinka Shonibare MBE
Courtesy James Cohan Gallery, New York and Stephen Friedman Gallery, London
Video stills
High definition digital video, color, and sound, 32 min loop
Edition of 6 with 2 AP
© Yinka Shonibare MBE
Courtesy James Cohan Gallery, New York and Stephen Friedman Gallery, London
"I just love being able to travel into a different space, a different realm. You can deal with everyday issues but be transgressive—take it to a different place. And theatricality is a device for doing that."
-Yinka Shonibare MBE
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