Yinka Shonibare’s debut African solo show highlights hybrid nature of identity

Yinka Shonibare in front of his "African Library", a monumental installation of more than 6,000 books wrapped in Dutch wax cloth, with the names of people who contributed to the post-independence construction inscribed on the spines. © RFI/Sarah Tétaud

Antananarivo – Renowned British-Nigerian visual artist Yinka Shonibare is celebrating his first solo exhibition on the African continent, at the age of 62 – an explosion of colour that raises questions of identity and challenges the way we see the post-colonial world.

"Can we look at the sculpture of your Refugee Astronaut? Could you tell us if the way it has been installed suits you?"