“the mockery was born
from misplaced embroidery
stitches
of traded thread"
- Drenched Co.
Comment: "In this exhibition, Shonibare's art is once again about 'purloined seduction or pretend authenticity'. To me, Shonibare's magic lies in his contextual use of wax batik textiles. The voluptuousness of his fabric and its garish patterns always seduced and was slow to the gaze. Each fold and weave of the material often played with you before abandoning you to confused signifiers. To me, meanings are woven into the fabric itself and do not simply translate into flat, vernacular patterns of African ethnicity. But sadly, the fold, pleat and stitch is no longer." - Jayzee
See http://www.stephenfriedman.com/artists/yinka-shonibare-mbe/
See also http://www.soaked.space/2016/10/exhibition-review-yinka-shonibare-mbe.html
See also http://www.woundsthatbind.com/2016/10/exhibition-review-yinka-shonibare-mbe.html
Caption: Image above: Installation view Yinka Shonibare© Stephen Friedman Gallery, London 2016
Image courtesy of the artist and Stephen Friedman Gallery, London. Photography Mark Blower.
We take great care not to harm the image in any way. It has not been cropped, altered, montaged or overlaid with text ( only in the separate sections below and above it) or manipulated in any way. Images are always used with supplied captions. And the views expressed here are solely those of the authors in their private capacity and do not in any way represent the views of the said artists or gallery. - Drenched Co.
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