Oluwafemi

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Oluwafemi is the Yoruba given name of British-Nigerian artist Yinka Shonibare, internationally recognized for his explorations of colonialism and postcolonial identity through multimedia art.

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Oluwafemi canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf artist ⓘ
conceptual artist ⓘ
contemporary artist ⓘ
human ⓘ
multimedia artist ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Yinka Shonibare ⓘ
awardReceived Member of the Order of the British Empire ⓘ
countryOfBirth United Kingdom ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Nigeria ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1962-08-09 ⓘ
educatedAt Byam Shaw School of Art ⓘ
Goldsmiths, University of London ⓘ
ethnicGroup Yoruba people ⓘ
familyName Shonibare ⓘ
linked to: Yinka Shonibare
fieldOfWork film ⓘ
installation art ⓘ
photography ⓘ
sculpture ⓘ
visual arts ⓘ
genre conceptual art ⓘ
givenName Oluwafemi ⓘ
hasCulturalBackground British-Nigerian ⓘ
hasDisability partial paralysis ⓘ
honorificTitle Commander of the Order of the British Empire ⓘ
influencedBy colonial history ⓘ
postcolonial theory ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName English ⓘ
Yoruba ⓘ
movement contemporary art ⓘ
postcolonial art ⓘ
nationality British ⓘ
Nigerian ⓘ
nominatedFor Turner Prize ⓘ
notableFor explorations of colonialism ⓘ
explorations of postcolonial identity ⓘ
use of Dutch wax print fabrics ⓘ
notableWork Diary of a Victorian Dandy ⓘ
Nelson’s Ship in a Bottle ⓘ
Scramble for Africa ⓘ
The Swing (after Fragonard) ⓘ
occupation artist ⓘ
installation artist ⓘ
sculptor ⓘ
placeOfBirth London ⓘ
linked to: London, England
residence London ⓘ
linked to: London, England
workLocation Nigeria ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ

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Yinka Shonibare → givenName → Oluwafemi ⓘ
Oluwafemi Yinka Shonibare → givenName → Oluwafemi ⓘ
subject linked to: Oluwafemi