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Yinka Shonibare CBE (RA)

YINKA SHONIBARE CBE (RA)

Restitution of the Mind and Soul Goodman Gallery 17 September–17 November 2022 Cape Town
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Goodman Gallery presents Restitution of the Mind and Soul by Yinka Shonibare CBE RA. This exhibition of new quilts, masks and sculptures marks Shonibare’s first solo exhibition with the gallery in Cape Town and his second exhibition with Goodman Gallery since bringing the iconic African Library to Johannesburg in 2018, which also marked the artist’s first show on the African Continent for fifteen years.

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Hybrid Mask Muyombo by Yinka Shonibare CBE RA contemporary artwork painting sculpture
Yinka Shonibare CBE RA Hybrid Mask (Muyombo), 2023 Wood, acrylic paint and brass
51.7 x 31 cm
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Clementia by Yinka Shonibare CBE RA contemporary artwork sculpture
Yinka Shonibare CBE RA Clementia, 2018 Fibreglass sculpture, hand-painted with Batik pattern, and steelbase plate or plinth
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African Bird Magic Gabela Helmet Shrike by Yinka Shonibare CBE RA contemporary artwork textile
Yinka Shonibare CBE RA African Bird Magic (Gabela Helmet Shrike), 2025 Patchwork, applique, quilting, hand dyed silk, linen, cotton and dutch wax printed cotton
150 x 110 cm
153.4 x 113.5 x 5.4 cm (incl frame) Goodman Gallery Request Price & Availability
Hybrid Mask Walu Dogon II by Yinka Shonibare CBE RA contemporary artwork sculpture
Yinka Shonibare CBE RA Hybrid Mask (Walu Dogon) II, 2024 Hand carved painted wood and brass
61.5 x 17.5 x 15.3 cm
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Earth Picture Golden Crowned Sifaka II by Yinka Shonibare CBE RA contemporary artwork textile
Yinka Shonibare CBE RA Earth Picture (Golden Crowned Sifaka) II, 2025 Patchwork, appliqué, quilting, hand dyed silk, linen and cotton and dutch wax fabric
250 x 179 cm
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Hybrid Sculpture Satyr on Stilts by Yinka Shonibare CBE RA contemporary artwork sculpture
Yinka Shonibare CBE RA Hybrid Sculpture (Satyr on Stilts), 2024 Fibreglass and wood sculpture, hand-painted with Batik pattern, and steel base plate or plinth
277 x 70 x 66 cm
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Hybrid Sculpture TerpsichoreBete-Guro Mask by Yinka Shonibare CBE RA contemporary artwork sculpture
Yinka Shonibare CBE RA Hybrid Sculpture (Terpsichore/Bété-Guro Mask), 2022 Fibreglass and wood sculpture, hand-painted with Batik pattern, and steel base plate or plinth
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Modern Magic V by Yinka Shonibare CBE RA contemporary artwork sculpture textile
Yinka Shonibare CBE RA Modern Magic V, 2022 Patchwork, appliqué, embroidery and Dutch wax printed cotton textile
140 x 100 cm
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About the Artist

Yinka Shonibare CBE (b. 1962, London, UK) moved to Lagos, Nigeria, at age three. He returned to London to study Fine Art at Byam Shaw School of Art (now Central Saint Martins College) and then at Goldsmiths College, where he received his MFA.

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Also Exhibiting at Goodman Gallery

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UNATHI MKONTO If Joburg had a beach, who would go? Goodman Gallery 6 June–8 August 2026 Johannesburg
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GROUP EXHIBITION Presentation of major outdoor sculptures in the gardens of Hotel du Cap-Eden-Roc Goodman Gallery
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About the Gallery

Goodman Gallery is an international contemporary art gallery with locations in Johannesburg, Cape Town and London. The gallery represents artists whose work confronts entrenched power structures and inspires social change.

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Goodman Gallery contemporary art gallery in Cape Town
Goodman Gallery
37A Somerset Road, De Waterkant, Cape Town, South Africa
+27 214 627 573
http://www.goodman-gallery.com

Opening hours
Tuesday - Friday
9am - 5pm

Saturday
9am - 2pm
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