Lot 522
522
YINKA SHONIBARE MBE (B. 1962)
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YINKA SHONIBARE MBE (B. 1962)

Gallantry and Criminal Conversation (Threesome)

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YINKA SHONIBARE MBE (B. 1962)
Gallantry and Criminal Conversation (Threesome)
three life-size fiberglass mannequins, three metal and wood cases, Dutch wax printed cotton, leather, wood and steel
installation dimensions variable
Executed in 2002.
Provenance
James Cohan Gallery, New York
Exhibited
Kassel, Documenta 11, Gallantry and Criminal Conversation, June-September 2002.
Sydney, Museum of Contemporary Art; New York, Brooklyn Museum and Washington, D.C., National Museum of African Art, Yinka Shonibare MBE, September 2008-March 2010, p. 115 (illustrated).

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Lot Essay

"When I made Gallantry and Criminal Conversation I was just thinking generally about our society at a period of unprecedented wealth. A lot of people were getting richer and richer; they were having lavish parties with so much money around" (Yinka Shonibare MBE, Art21, 2002).

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