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 <\/strong>Assignment 1<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Read the preface  and first couple pages of the book, Contemporary African Art Since 1980, written by Nigerian curators, Okwui Enwezor and Chika Okeke-Agulu.  You don’t need to read the entire article. Then answer the following questions<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. In the first paragraph of the Preface, the authors describe a change that has happened in the contemporary art world. What is it?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2. The authors describe a shift in the way Contemporary African art was displayed. What is the shift?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3. In the section on What is Contemporary African Art? <\/em>the authors discuss \u201cthe idea of Africa.\u201d Why is this term problematic?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Assignment 2<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Read the interview with Yinka Shonibare and answer the following questions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1.  How has Shonibare’s upbringing in both Nigeria and Britain affected his work? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

2. What is Shonibare’s view of the Scientific Enlightenment era? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

3.  How does Shonibare view his disability in relationship to his work?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Assignment 3<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Watch two films (https:\/\/art21.org\/watch\/art-in-the-twenty-first-century\/s5\/transformation)  Yinka Shonibare and answer the following questions:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Film 1:   Art 21: Transformations  (Section on Shonibare is the first 15 minutes of the film so start at the beginning. ) <\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. Why don\u2019t Shonibare\u2019s figures have heads?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2. How does his work relate to class?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3. Why doesn\u2019t Shonibare understand the hierarchy of race in the UK?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

4. What is the history of the fabrics that Shonibare uses? Why does he like using them?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

5. What is the piece \u201cBlack Gold\u201d about?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

6. What is \u201cScramble for Africa: about?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

7. What is ironic about Shonibare being given the title Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE?)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Art 21: Black Artists – Yinka Shonibare (https:\/\/art21.org\/watch\/extended-play\/yinka-shonibare-cbe-black-artists-short\/ )<\/p>\n\n\n\n

8. What does Yinka say about being a black artist in Britain?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

9. Why does Yinka say he plays the role of trickster?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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