Yinka Shonibare: Mother and Father Worked Hard So I Can Play February 21, 2010

This exhibit advances Shonibare's inventive investigation of African identity and European colonialism. In this visually and conceptually engaging work akin to a treasure hunt, Shonibare has placed seven figures of mischievous, playful children throughout the museum's period rooms. By dressing the mannequins in Victorian costume made from Dutch wax fabric, Shonibare complicates the children's presence and their relationship with the specific interior.