Yinka Shonibare CBE: Ritual Ecstasy of the Modern
Friday 31st Jan 2025 — Sunday 23rd Feb 2025, The Gallery, The Base
This vibrant exhibition, on loan from Cristea Roberts Gallery London, showcases Shonibare’s evolving printmaking practice over the past several years.
The globally celebrated artist whose work examines race, class, and constructions of cultural identity, explores the tangled relationships between Africa and Europe. Woodblock prints will be unveiled alongside earlier works featuring the motif of the all-American cowboy and symbols of the British empire. Turner Prize nominee Shonibare has exhibited in some of the most notable collections internationally – don’t miss your chance to see his work in West Berkshire this spring!
As you walk around the exhibition space, you can listen to Shonibare talk about his print practice in Cristea Roberts Gallery's 'Making A Mark' Podcast episode. Bring along a pair of headphones if you would like to have a listen!
“To have an exhibition of this calibre on Newbury’s doorstep is a rare privilege”
“...a spectacle of colour and texture”
“Bright and thoughtful exhibition”
“Loved this art exhibition. Never heard of the artist before but loved his works.”
“Just exquisite in every regard”
Join us on Thursday 20th February for our first ever Family Day at The Base! View the exhibition, follow art inspired trails around the building peeking inside our artist studios, and boost your children’s creativity and imagination with free art and craft activities. Click here for more info...
Image Credit: Courtesy artist and Cristea Roberts Gallery, London © Yinka Shonibare CBE
talk: Charlotte Mullins - Exploring Yinka Shonibare CBE
Join us for a special evening in conversation with art critic and broadcaster Charlotte Mullins.
Exploring Yinka Shonibare’s exhibition Ritual Ecstasy of the Modern, Charlotte will offer a fascinating insight into Shonibare’s printmaking practice while discussing how his work examines race, class and cultural identity.
Yinka Shonibare CBE in his studio with prints from Modern Magic, 2022.
© Yinka Shonibare CBE Studio, London. Photo: Leon Foggitt, 2022
Yinka Shonibare CBE (b. 1962)
Yinka Shonibare CBE was born in 1962 in London and moved to Lagos, Nigeria at the age of three. He now lives and works in London. His work explores issues of race and class through the media of painting, sculpture, photography and film. Having described himself as a ‘post-colonial’ hybrid, Shonibare questions the meaning of cultural and national definitions.
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Relaxed day: Thu 6 Feb
Yinka Shonibare Family Day at The Base: Thu 20 Feb, 10am - 5pm