Yinka Shonibare MBE
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Which aren't African, as it happens - they're Dutch batiks purchased in London. Steampunker Ay-Leen the Peacemaker has a thoughtful writeup on the cross-cultural inspirations and implications of his work over at her blog. I'd actually recommend her entire Beyond Victoriana series on non-Eurocentric steampunk (go for the pretty clothes, stay for the political/cultural deconstruction).
As it turns out, his exhibit at the NMAfA goes through March 7. Anyone interested in going in the new year?
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Date: 2009-12-18 01:56 am (UTC)