FIRST AFRICAN ARTIST HAS UNIQUE PUBLIC ARTWORK UNVEILED IN LONDON’S ICONIC TRAFALGAR SQUARE from boris johnson list Watch Video
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Description: Nigerian artist Yinka Shonibare MBE, today became the first African artist to display artwork in any public space in Great Britain, when he today unveiled his work “Nelson’s Ship in a Bottle” in London’s Trafalgar Square. The artwork is sponsored by Guaranty Trust Bank of Nigeria who earlier in 2010 registered another first when it sponsored Chris Ofili’s collection at Tate Britain, making it the first African corporation to sponsor a major artwork in Great Britain.nnYinka’s piece, s
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