(Photograph: Sophia Evans for the Observer, Bjørn in front of the image “The Salmon Farm”)

I’m featured in an article by Imogen Carter for the Observer titled “Meet the best new artists in Britain”

Extract of the online article:

“Meet the best new artists in Britain
We asked Richard Wentworth, Tacita Dean, Yinka Shonibare and Cornelia Parker to choose the young artist they find most promising – and tell us why

BJORN VENO chosen by YINKA SHONIBARE
Yinka Shonibare was initially drawn to Bjorn Veno’s work because, while artists such as Tracey Emin, Cindy Sherman and Paula Rego are renowned for scrutinising the female self in their work, Veno seemed to be the only contemporary male artist doing the equivalent. “I’m older than him but maybe I’m having my own mid-life crisis,” Shonibare says, “because I find his exploration of male identity very intriguing. He’s very brave to expose himself like he does. It’s not something I could do.” *

*Kate Kellaway, Lizzy Davies, Imogen Carter, The Observer: The New Review, Sunday 17 October 2010

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