British-Nigerian artist, Yinka Shonibare, MBE, takes his art to Pearl Lam Galleries in Hong Kong, in an apparent first attempt at Chinese art scene, extending his mission of highlighting colonialism to the East.
One of Yinka Shonibare's works goint to Hong Kong |
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leading piece of the exhibits, Cakeman, expressed in life-sized sculpture
depicts an aristocrat dressed in loud Victorian design, typical of the artist’s Dutch
wax African batik fabric identity. The work appears to draw attention to the
common perception between Africa and China about wealth and colonialism.
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