indefenseofart:Yinka Shonibare’s The Swing (2001) –a work that is a direct adapatation o
indefenseofart:Yinka Shonibare’s The Swing (2001) –a work that is a direct adapatation of Jean-Honoré Fragonard's L'Escarpolette (1767). Shonibare’s headless mannequin–an allusion to the downfall of the aristocracy post-French Revolution–is dressed in African print Dutch wax printed cotton dress, a historically burdened fabric that represents the diaspora and postcolonial hybridity that is central to his practice. -- source link