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Yinka Shonibare: I think it’s fundamental that art can be a space for reflection

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Artist Yinka Shonibare has said he feels it is “fundamental” that art can be a space for society to reflect on the issues within the world.

The Nigerian artist, famous for his Nelson’s Ship In A Bottle installation which stood on Trafalgar Square’s South Gallery, his first in a public institution in more than 20 years.

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