© 2023 Yinka Shonibare, CBE. Courtesy of the artist and James Cohan, New York. Photography by Stephen White and Co.
Artist
Yinka Shonibare CBEBritish, Nigerian, born 1962
CultureBritish
Titles
- Refugee Astronaut IV
Date2023
MediumFibreglass mannequin, Dutch wax printed cotton textile, net, possessions, astronaut helmet, moon boots and steel baseplate
Dimensions72 × 35 1/16 × 43 11/16 in. (182.9 × 89 × 111 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Caroline Wiess Law Accessions Endowment Fund
Object number2023.582
Not on view
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Department
Modern and Contemporary ArtObject Type
Exhibition HistoryJames Cohan Gallery: Gallery Artists, Basel: Art Basel, June 12–18, 2023.
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