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Locating the Individual: Theatricality, Realism, and Historical Engagement in the Photographic Work of Yinka Shonibare MBE

This essay is a study of Yinka Shonibare MBE, London-born and Nigerian-raised contemporary artist, and his recent photographic practice that includes three series: Fake Death Pictures, William Morris Family Album, and Medusa. Exploration of the series reveals insight into Shonibare’s unique relationship to photography, in which he employs the hyper-realism and theatricality of the medium to interact with individuals from British history and reveal contemporary social and political injustices.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:GEORGIA/oai:scholarworks.gsu.edu:art_design_theses-1209
Date07 May 2016
CreatorsWeems, Anne
PublisherScholarWorks @ Georgia State University
Source SetsGeorgia State University
Detected LanguageEnglish
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SourceArt and Design Theses

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