The African Library

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| artist = Yinka Shonibare

| year = {{start date|2018}}

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| subject = European colonisation and liberation of Africa

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| preceded_by = The American Library{{cite web|last=Jones|first=Ladi'Sasha|date=2018-11-09|title=Yinka Shonibare: the Past is not the Past|url=https://theartmomentum.com/yinka-shonibare/|access-date=2021-08-22|website=The Art Momentum}}

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| website = {{URL|https://www.theafricanlibraryinstallation.com/}}

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The African Library is a piece of installation art created in 2018 by British-Nigerian artist Yinka Shonibare, based on his previous successful works The British Library and The American Library. It features books wrapped in Dutch wax printed cotton with named of prominent Africans on the spines. Shonibare intended the piece as commentary on the African struggle for liberation in European colonies, and the ability of Africans to be successful post-liberation.