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| Yinka Shonibare MBE(RA), Wind Sculpture VI |
In today's business news headline, British Council in collaboration with GTBank officially launched Wind
Sculpture VI, a six metre high by three metre wide artwork by Yinka
Shonibare MBE(RA) on Thursday 24 November, 2016 at the Ndubuisi Kanu
Park, Ikeja, Lagos.
The sculpture exhibition, which is Shonibare’s first public
exhibition in Nigeria is also part of British Council’s UK/Nigeria
2015–16 season, which aims to build new audiences, create new
collaborations and strengthen relationships between the two countries.
The Wind Sculpture VI, made from fibre-glass and steel by the UK-born
Nigerian artist, Shonibare as part of his artistic inquiry into the
motion of wind as it passes through fabric will remain on display at the
Ndubuisi Kanu Park, Ikeja, Lagos till 17 January, 2017. Exhibition of
Wind Sculpture VI is part of effort by the British Council to build new
collaborations as well as solidify the relationship between Nigeria and
Britain.
Deputy British High Commissioner, Simon Shercliff, while speaking at
the event stated that: “Today is about Yinka Shonibare’s sculpture. This
amazing, beautiful, provocative sculpture, Wind Sculpture VI, is going
to be on display in this park for the next three months. We hope that
this park is going to be the venue of events, workshops, gatherings and
public events and that the artwork here will inspire people and
encourage art discussion and debates.”
“This exhibition is part of the UK-Nigeria art season which has been
on for over a year now and it is coming to a culmination. The art season
is designed to create opportunity for people in the UK and Nigeria to
mix and collaborate. And also get better as a result. This art displayed
today is a great example of the reason for the UK-Nigeria art season.”
He concluded.
While thanking guests in attendance, Louisa Waddingham, Director of
Programmes, British Council, said; “The display of Wind Sculpture VI is
at the heart of what British Council had planned for the UK-Nigeria art
season. We are displaying the artwork in this beautiful public park
because we hope that it will be visible to as many people as possible.”
Speaking on the display of his work, Yinka Shonibare MBE (RA) noted
that his interest in art started while he was growing up in Nigeria.
“If there is a museum in Lagos, for example, it will create massive
employment opportunities for people especially in the art, culture and
tourism sector. There is a need to regenerate the art scene in Lagos,”
said Yinka Shonibare MBE (RA).
He called on Nigerians to support art and artist, noting that Nigeria
is culturally dynamic and diverse with a lot of untapped talents that
can contribute to national development.
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