Experience British Nigerian artist Yinka Shonibare’s immersive installation “Sanctuary City”, which asks viewers to consider who is granted safety, who is excluded, and what responsibility societies bear in offering refuge today.
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Yinka Shonibare CBE, Sanctuary City, 2024. An installation of 18 miniature buildings. Wood, paint, Dutch wax printed cotton textile, LED lights. Installation view, Yinka Shonibare: Sanctuary, Rose Art Museum, Brandeis University, February 11, 2026–January 3, 2027. Photo by Julia Featheringill. © Yinka Shonibare CBE. All rights reserved, DACS 2025.
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