corbin shaw

Based in Bethnal Green, Corbin Shaw (b.1998) is a Sheffield-born artist and Central Saint Martins graduate, exploring themes of personal & national identity, modern-day folklore and masculinity through his multimedia practice.

Collaborations include Women’s Aid, BBC Sport , Fred Perry & The Pet Shop Boys. His work has been featured on cover’s for EXIT, Perfect Magazine and Circle Zero Eight . As well as features in The Guardian, The Face, Dazed, Metal Magazine and the Talk Art Podcast. 

Corbin Shaw presented his fifth solo show, 'Eurotrash' at Spazio Maiocchi, Milan as an examination of the nuanced identity of Britain in the wake of Brexit. His fourth London solo show ‘Little Dark Age’ at Incubator, Marylebone, explored modern day Britishness through ancient crafts, questioning the meaning of tradition and what it means to be ‘English’ today. ‘The People Fled When The Sun Went Down’ showed at Jealous, Londonin 2023 where he pulped and recycled stolen copies of the sun newspaper to hand-make the paper for 22 original prints. He uses tabloid headlines against themselves in a mission to expose the hypocrisy of the British tabloids. In 2022 he presented 'Nowt as Queer as Folk', Guts Gallery, London, where he explored Folk Law and tradition in comparison to his South Yorkshire Village. Also in 2022 Corbin showed 'Martin Parr & Corbin Shaw' at OOF in London, where his work was shown in collaboration with legendary British artist Martin Parr to pay a homage to the Football Fan. Corbin has exhibited at the design Museum as part of 'Designing the Beautiful Game'. As well as at OOF alongside artists Jeremy Deller, Douglas Gordon, Lydia Blakeley and many more.

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