Yinka Shonibare CBE examines the emblems and intricacies of colonialism and postcolonialism within the context of globalisation. Working across multiple mediums, he cites examples from western art history and literature to subvert and question the validity of contemporary cultural and national identities. The artist’s practice is situated in conversation with the growing activism around the decolonisation of public spaces and the reorientation of historical education. He also delves into race, class and the construction of cultural identity through work that comments on the tangled economic and political histories of Africa and Europe.