Three decades into his career, Yinka Shonibare is an elder statesman of British art, his work instantly recognisable thanks to his longstanding use of mannequin figures wearing colourful Dutch-made ‘African’ batik fabrics that capsule postcolonial histories. But Shonibare, who diverts frequently into quilt-making, woodcuts and more, has shown a consistent ability to gearshift within his established framework; his latest art draws effusive inspiration from Dada’s own borrowings from exuberant African and Oceanic cultures, while other recent sculptures address debates about decolonising public statuary. The British-Nigerian artist also recently moved into mentorship: in 2022, after years of inviting emerging artists to share his East London studio space Guest Projects, Shonibare’s G.A.S. Foundation opened two new live/work residency spaces in Lagos and Ijebu, Nigeria, hosting artists, researchers and curators. Next year, meanwhile, expect the continued relevance of Shonibare’s serious yet serotonin-boosting explorations of cultural identity to be reaffirmed, in his home city, with a solo show at the Serpentine Galleries.