Pomeroy’s Lady Justice. Shonibare applies a deft and light hand while dealing with weighty issues like colonialism, power imbalances, justice, identity and inclusion. It comprises a sculpture, standing front-and-centre in what was once Singapore’s legislative chamber, and African and Indonesian batik fabric covers on the seats where Members of the Singapore Parliament once sat to debate national policies. The immersive, site-specific installation Justice for All does not disappoint. Orange Blob 11 black and white resin prints, 1 digital lambda print 291 GRAND ST James Cohan is pleased to present an exhibition by British-Nigerian artist Yinka Shonibare MBE, the artist’s sixth at the gallery. The playful juxtaposition of seemingly disparate elements in Justice for All invites the viewer, not merely to recollect the past, but to make critical, even creative, leaps so as to uncover connections and find new meanings. YINKA SHONIBARE MBE ________________________________________________________________. Shonibare, however, has dressed his Lady Justice in brightly-patterned African batik fabric, and decorated her neck and arms in a traditional Javanese udan liris (“soft rain”) batik motif, making this the first time that the artist has incorporated Indonesian batik in his work. In the main gallery, The Victorian Philanthropist’s Parlour is a stage set-like installation that shines a light on the prototypical Victorian philanthropist whose money was made on the back of others. Like the original, Shonibare’s Lady Justice holds a sword in one hand and the scales of justice in the other but, in place of a head, sports one of his signature hand-painted globes. A type of garis miring pattern, characterised by how it runs diagonally, udan liris was once the exclusive preserve of Javanese royalty and could not be worn by commoners. 1996-1997 Shonibare’s illustrious career and the global acclaim he enjoys (he has been a Turner Prize nominee, was elected a Royal Academician by the Royal Academy, London in 2013 and is a Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire) means that most of us are well acquainted with his oeuvre. Courtesy the artist and Stephen Friedman Gallery This two-facedness, which Shonibare understands as inherent to identity, is the clue to his long-standing interest in the historical figure of the dandy. In 2014, Shonibare was the subject of the first contemporary art exhibition at The Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia, PA. The installation has since been shown at Museu Afro Brasil, São Paulo and Turner Contemporary, Margate. NEW YORK NY 10013 JAMES COHAN New York and Smithsonian’s National Museum of African Art, Washington, D.C. Acrylic on Dutch wax printed textile and wall paint ​The work is a collection of 6,000 books arrayed on shelves and bound in the artist's signature brightly colored, Dutch wax cloth. TEL 212.714.9500   He also portrayed the protagonist of an Oscar Wilde novel in the photographic… YINKA SHONIBARE MBE The Victorian Philanthropist's Parlour 1996-1997 Dutch wax printed fabric covered wood, cast iron, brass, marble, mirror, bound printed books, porcelain, glass, framed works on paper, and props His works have been featured in Documenta10 (2002) and the 52nd Biennale di Venezia (2007.) History, while implicit in the work, is invoked to haunt rather than take centre stage. We are one of only a handful of independent art publications covering Southeast Asian modern and contemporary art. February 21, 2018, NEW YORK, NY— On March 7, Public Art Fund will present Wind Sculpture (SG) I, a new sculpture by Yinka Shonibare MBE commissioned for Doris C. Freedman Plaza at the southeast entrance to Central Park. SUN, 12-6INFO@JAMESCOHAN.COM, “Prejudice at Home: A Parlour, a Library, and a Room”: British-Nigerian artist Yinka Shonibare at James Cohan, New York, Gallery Hopping: A Powerful Pro-Immigrant Message in Yinka Shonibare’s ‘British Library’, Yinka Shonibare MBE Navigates Prejudice and Dual Identity, The 20 Shows You Need to See during Armory Week, 11 Gallery and Museum Shows Across the Country to See in Honor of Black History Month. YINKA SHONIBARE MBE The Victorian Philanthropist's Parlour 1996-1997 Dutch wax printed fabric covered wood, cast iron, brass, marble, mirror, bound printed books, porcelain, glass, framed works on paper, and props 102 x The cozy parlor where the philanthropist’s patronage, alluded to with the repeated image of the black footballer rendered in the ubiquitous print fabrics, makes him feel a sense of comfort with his place in the world. Interview with Yinka Shonibare, MBE discussing his Flower Time exhibition at the the the Stephen Friedman Gallery, London, London. If you like what we do, please support us on Patreon, or get in touch about other ways to contribute towards keeping us going.

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