Artist Yinka Shonibare on why we should question colonial history – not topple it

Sky Newson avril 13, 2024

A visitor looks at sculptures made of fibreglass and handpainted by Artist Yinka Shonibare during a photocell for his Suspended States exhibition at Serpentine South in London, Thursday, April 11, 2024. Serpentine presents a solo exhibition of new and recent works by British Nigerian artist Yinka Shonibare. The first solo exhibition of Shonibare's work for over 20 years in a London public institution, will be presented at Serpentine South from April 12 to September 1 2024.(AP Photo/Frank Augstein)

Queen Victoria, Winston Churchill and Sir Charles Napier statues are dressed to impress in Dutch wax fabrics but stripped of their bronze, marble and their power.

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