Yinka Shonibare CBE

Yinka Shonibare CBE; African Roots of Modernism (Gba gba), 2023
Resin and carbon fibre sculpture hand-painted in acrylic and mounted onto a patinated brass base
Overall: 25.8 x 9.7 x 7.9 cm.  Edition of 15
Courtesy the artist and Cristea Roberts Gallery, London © Yinka Shonibare CBE

Ritual Ecstasy of the Modern

The exhibition marks the artist’s first solo show with the gallery, comprising new woodblock relief prints alongside never-before-seen sculptures of African ritual artefacts.
Cristea Roberts Gallery is pleased to present Ritual Ecstasy of the Modern by Yinka Shonibare CBE. New woodblock prints and hand-painted sculptures of African ritual artefacts will be unveiled alongside earlier works featuring the motif of the all-American cowboy and symbols of the British empire. Showcasing Shonibare’s evolving printmaking practice over the past seven years, this exhibition also marks the artist’s first solo show with the gallery.