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📚 Yinka Shonibare’s ‘The British Library' 2014 📚

‘The British Library’ is an installation of 6,328 hardback books individually covered in colourful ‘Dutch wax print’ fabric and arranged on shelves.

Names are printed in gold leaf on the spines of around a third of the books, the majority of which are of first- or second-generation immigrants to Britain, both celebrated and lesser-known, who have made significant contributions to British culture and history. Among names such as Hans Holbein, Zadie Smith, Dame Helen Mirren and Danny Welbeck, the names of those who have opposed immigration also appear, including Nigel Farage and Oswald Mosley.

While 'The British Library' is certainly a celebration of the ongoing contributions made by immigrants to Britain, it also acknowledges dissent by including those who have railed against immigration. The work is intended to provoke discussion, debate and reflection on all aspects of British culture, and considers notions of cultural identity, displacement and refuge.

Shonibare's literary installation will continue to be on free display at Tate Modern when our galleries reopen.

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