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Opening Day Panel Discussion - Yinka Shonibare CBE

Saturday, March 2, 2019

A panel including Executive Director of the Driehaus Museum, Richard P. Townsend, Manilow Senior Curator of the Museum of Contemporary Art, Naomi Beckwith and independent art historian and curator, Lowery Stokes Sims explores the provocative art of British-Nigerian artist Yinka Shonibare CBE, who draws on history, politics, and fashion to explore our understanding of the past in relation to today’s changing global-cultural landscape.


Presented on the opening day of our exhibition A Tale of Today: Yinka Shonibare CBE, your ticket includes admission to the exhibition on the date of the discussion.

This event is presented in partnership with the Museum of Contemporary Art and will take place in their Edlis Neeson Theater.

Present your paid programs ticket at the Box Office and receive validation for $12 parking in the MCA garage.

MCA Stage welcomes children 8 years of age and older unless specifically noted. All children, regardless of age, must have their own tickets for all performances. Seating is guaranteed only until program start time. Latecomers will be seated at the discretion of house management. Late seating is not guaranteed. Ticket buyers are entitled to free admission to the MCA within 7 days from the date of the event.

Image above: Yinka Shonibare CBE, Party Time (detail), 2008/9. Fiberglass mannequins, Dutch wax printed cotton textile, leather boots, table, eight chairs, and other mixed-media. Newark Museum, Purchase 2010 Helen McMahon Brady Cutting Fund. 2010.5.1-66. Image © Yinka Shonibare CBE, courtesy James Cohan Gallery, New York.

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