Hello everyone - it’s that time again. Tonight we explore the work of Yinka Shonibare CBE (RA).
Join mark as together we explore the urgent work of artist Yinka Shonibare CBE (RA). In this tour, we look to challenge our understanding of history, tradition and the mechanisms supporting their constructions. Embarking on a path towards unlearning - we aim to problematize, evoke and bear witness to what makes us ‘us’. Tickets are FREE and open to ALL. Please feel free to share. Eventbrite > https://www.eventbrite.com/e/145341621703 MeetUp > https://www.meetup.com/Considering-Art/events/276837897/ *** Yinka Shonibare CBE is a British-Nigerian artist living in the United Kingdom. Over the past decade, he has become well known for his exploration of colonialism and post-colonialism within the contemporary context of globalization. Working in painting, sculpture, photography, film, and installation, Shonibare’s work examines race, class, and the construction of cultural identity through incisive political commentary on the tangled interrelationship between Africa and Europe and their respective economic and political histories. Shonibare uses wry citations of Western art history and literature to question the validity of contemporary cultural and national identities. *** About your facilitator: mark (he/him/they/them) develops and produces access platforms, programming and communities with a view toward activating art as a tool for positive political, economic and social change. To date, his work has informed cultural strategy at Arts Council UK, the British Broadcasting Corporation (History, Learning and Radio), the Beaney Museum, Canterbury City Council, GOV.UK, Kent County Council, the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Tate Galleries (Modern and Britain), Artists Space, Bureau of General Services Queer Division, The LGBT Community Center NYC, MAPP International, The New School, The New York Public Library, the New Museum, Village Alliance Inc, Volta Art Fair, International Olympic Committee and the Tokyo 2020/21 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Mark is a proud member of the LGBTQIA+ community and an advocate for the transformative power of increased access to and participation in art and culture for all. ***END*** -- Considering.Art™ Your voice. Your idea. The contents of this email message and any attachments are intended solely for the addressee(s) and may contain confidential and/or privileged information and may be legally protected from disclosure. If you are not the intended recipient of this message or their agent, or if this message has been addressed to you in error, please immediately alert the sender by reply email and then delete this message and any attachments. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any use, dissemination, copying, or storage of this message or its attachments is strictly prohibited. _______________________________________________ You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum Computer Network (http://www.mcn.edu) To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l@mcn.edu To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: http://lists.mcn.edu/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l The MCN-L archives can be found at: http://www.mail-archive.com/mcn-l@mcn.edu/
