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The story of British-Nigerian artist Yinka Shonibare is one that spans two continents, countries and cultures. He was born in London, but moved to Nigeria when he was three years old, where he spent his childhood. The straddling of these two nations, and ultimately two cultural identities, thus has a profound influence on his work, which often engages with themes of identity, globalisation and post-colonisation.

Lubaina Himid CBE (b.1954) is both an artist and a curator. She has made her mark in the art world by furthering the Black Arts Movement, of which she was one of the primary members in the United Kingdom in the 1980s. She particularly centres her work around black female artists, both in terms of subject matter for her own art, and assisting the careers of fellow women artists.

Sans doute pas beaucoup plus que ce qui est relayé par la presse. Mais pour ceux d’entre nous qui ont la chance de pouvoir y vivre ou y travailler, nous savons sa beauté, sa créativité et son ingéniosité. Ce sont là les qualités que Pavillon 54 vise à promouvoir.