Oluwafemi

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Oluwafemi is the Yoruba given name of British-Nigerian artist Yinka Shonibare, internationally recognized for his explorations of colonialism and postcolonial identity through multimedia art.

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instanceOf artist
conceptual artist
contemporary artist
human
multimedia artist
alsoKnownAs Yinka Shonibare
awardReceived Member of the Order of the British Empire
countryOfBirth United Kingdom
countryOfCitizenship Nigeria
United Kingdom
dateOfBirth 1962-08-09
educatedAt Byam Shaw School of Art
Goldsmiths, University of London
ethnicGroup Yoruba people
familyName Shonibare
linked to: Yinka Shonibare
fieldOfWork film
installation art
photography
sculpture
visual arts
genre conceptual art
givenName Oluwafemi
hasCulturalBackground British-Nigerian
hasDisability partial paralysis
honorificTitle Commander of the Order of the British Empire
influencedBy colonial history
postcolonial theory
languageOfWorkOrName English
Yoruba
movement contemporary art
postcolonial art
nationality British
Nigerian
nominatedFor Turner Prize
notableFor explorations of colonialism
explorations of postcolonial identity
use of Dutch wax print fabrics
notableWork Diary of a Victorian Dandy
Nelson’s Ship in a Bottle
Scramble for Africa
The Swing (after Fragonard)
occupation artist
installation artist
sculptor
placeOfBirth London
linked to: London, England
residence London
linked to: London, England
workLocation Nigeria
United Kingdom

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Yinka Shonibare givenName Oluwafemi
Oluwafemi Yinka Shonibare givenName Oluwafemi
subject linked to: Oluwafemi