"In the paintings where it's there—the tenderness—I work for it. I'm not afraid of it. If I could put my bleeding heart in there, I would."
"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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