Yinka Shonibare British Library

Yinka Shonibare British Library. Last year, shonibare was awarded the prestigious whitechapel gallery art icon award. The british library we’re referring to however is a loud, flamboyant installation, created by the artist yinka shonibare cbe, who actively encourages conversation.

The British Library House Biennial
The British Library House Biennial from housebiennial.art

An installation is an artwork that is so big you might need to walk through it. This fabric is brightly coloured. This is a tate images licensable image titled 'the british library' by tate images.

Yinka Shonibare Mbe, The British Library.


Tabatha fireman/getty images the artist talks about his project spaces in london and nigeria, and africa’s. This is amelia a yinka shonibare, the british library, 2014.mp4 by articulation on vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them. Yinka shonibare’s artwork the british library has gone on display at tate modern after being bought for the permanent collection.

The Work Is A Collection Of 10,000 Books Arrayed On Shelves And Bound In The Artist’s Signature Brightly Colored, Dutch.


A ‘few’ years ago, i went to university in central london. Three walls of the gallery are taken up with shelves of 6,328 books. In 2019, shonibare was awarded the decoration of ‘commander of the order of the british empire’ (cbe).

Britain Has A Long History Of Colonizing Other Countries And Cultures.


The british library we’re referring to however is a loud, flamboyant installation, created by the artist yinka shonibare cbe, who actively encourages conversation. He originally created it in 2014 with the aim to highlight the impact of immigration on british culture and it’s currently free to see at the tate modern. An installation is an artwork that is so big you might need to walk through it.

Last Year, Shonibare Was Awarded The Prestigious Whitechapel Gallery Art Icon Award.


The work comprises 6,328 secondhand books covered in colourful batik fabric and presented on library shelves. A hallmark of his art is the brightly coloured ankara fabric he uses. His installation ‘the british library’ was acquired by tate in 2019 and is currently on display at tate modern, london.

The British Library, Yinka Shonibare, 2014, 6,328 Books, Dutch Wax Print Fabric, Gold Foil, Software, Networked, World Wide Web, Table And Chairs.


The british library by yinka shonibare cbe @ tate modern, london. The british library is an exploration of the diversity of british identity through a conceptually poetic lens. A few weeks ago i had an absolute treat of a day and got to spend the afternoon walking the floors of the tate modern.