“A picture of a pipe isn’t necessarily a pipe an image of ‘African’ fabric isn’t necessarily authentically African,” Shonibare has said. ![]() Even today, most wax print cloth is manufactured in Holland. Also known as ankara cloth, it originated in the 1800s as ersatz batik sold to West Africans by a Dutch company. Shonibare’s work is ambiguous, and so is the cloth itself. The British-Nigerian artist creates headless models wearing Victorian clothes all made of wax print in his “Girl Ballerina,” for example, a model is posed like the famous Degas statue, but her tutu is made of wax print cloth and her hands clasp a gun behind her back. ![]() ![]() The dress’s designer has not been identified, but it’s clearly inspired by the work of Yinka Shonibare (whose art Beyoncé has featured on her blog).
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