‘This is going to be our Angel of the North’: Leeds unveils Yinka Shonibare sculpture

‘This is going to be our Angel of the North’: Leeds unveils Yinka Shonibare sculpture

While Hibiscus Rising celebrates a diverse city, it is also in recognition of a dark moment in Leeds’ past Set against a grey-blue sky, surrounded by archetypal red-brick buildings is one of the most striking public artworks of recent years.A brightly coloured exotic flower decorated with batik – Indonesian fabric designs popular across west Africa – bursts from the ground in a small, quiet park in the south bank of Leeds city centre. Continue r…