Yinka Shonibare CBE (RA): Being an Artist | Art21 "Extended Play"

Episode #084: In his London studio, artist Yinka Shonibare CBE (RA) 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 CBE (RA) also employs painting, sculpture, photography, and film in work that disrupts and challenges our notions of cultural identity. Taking on the honorific CBE (and previously 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.
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VIDEO | Producer: Wesley Miller & Nick Ravich. Interview: Susan Sollins. Camera: Ian Serfontein. Sound: Paul Stadden. Editor: Lizzie Donahue & Paulo Padilha. Artwork Courtesy: Yinka Shonibare CBE (RA). Thanks: Ann Marie Peña.
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[@LAFONESS]

this man has added to my inspiration.......

[@Thugsterchick]

Love what he speaks about. He seems much happier then all you ppl trying to bad mouth him.

[@TalwinderDhillonTravels]

People buy a lot of useless things. So it’s okay

[@r41zcu4dr4d4d3E]

the minimum
the minimum is large
small acquires great effects

[@christianfabiano488]

Some artists are not from here ,,,

[@bed-of-roses]

Shonibare

[@kevinflory]

first

[@EndOfEntertainment]

cool stuff :)

[@Arewethebaddiess]

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.

[@saintjasin]

art is not Utopian... he must have missed class when they spoke of Constructivism.

[@lucindaphillippi3646]

How ironic that you don't see the resemblance.

[@JeffersonDinedAlone]

Mediocrity.