Yinka Shonibare, MBE
(England 1962– )
- Title
- Alien toy painting
- Year
- 2011
- Media categories
- Sculpture, Mixed media painting
- Materials used
- 75 panels: synthetic polymer paint, batik, fabric, steel, spray paint and MDF
- Dimensions
-
installation dimensions variable
- Credit
- Tony Gilbert Bequest Fund 2012
- Accession number
- 358.2012.a-www
- Location
- Contemporary galleries
- Further information
"'Alien toy painting', an imagined galaxy, comprising seventy-five round batik paintings installed on a black background, stretches across the gallery wall. Thick painting is used alternatively on the front and the sides of the orbs. Balanced on delicate, coloured spindles, a variety of space themed toys halo the works. Lego men, Star Wars paraphernalia and alien eggs playfully question the notion of citizenship and nationalism."
Anna Schwartz Gallery, 'Invasion, Escape; Aliens do it right!', 2012
- Bibliography (1)
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Anna Schwartz Gallery, Sydney (Australia) (Author), Invasion, Escape; Aliens do it right!, Sydney, 2012. no pagination
- Exhibition history (1)
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SHONIBARE, MBE: Invasion, Escape; Aliens do it right!, Anna Schwartz Gallery, Sydney, 27 Jun 2012–11 Aug 2012.
