Chris Ofili
Born in Manchester, England, in 1968, Chris Ofili is known for exuberant, relentlessly radical paintings that recalibrate fixed notions of beauty and test boundaries of artistic decorum. His early works from the mid-1990s are characterized by intensely decorative, multilayered compositions that irreverently employ a wide range of imagery, from Catholic icons to figures from 1970s Afropop comics. Ofili’s approach has developed in multiple and unexpected directions since he moved from London to Port of Spain, Trinidad, in 2005. Although working at a geographic remove, Ofili remains at the center of today’s dialogue on painting. His work has been the subject of two monographic exhibitions: the first at Tate Britain in 2010 and the second at the New Museum in 2014. The Museum of Modern Art was one of the earliest museums to include one of Ofili’s paintings in its collection, acquiring Prince amongst Thieves in 1999.
- Introduction
- Christopher Ofili, (born 10 October 1968) is a British Turner Prize-winning painter who is best known for his paintings incorporating elephant dung. He was one of the Young British Artists. Since 2005, Ofili has been living and working in Trinidad and Tobago, where he currently resides in Port of Spain. He also lives and works in London and Brooklyn.Ofili has utilized resin, beads, oil paint, glitter, lumps of elephant dung, cut-outs from porn magazines as painting elements. His work has been classified as "punk art."
- Wikidata
- Q1077608
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- Ofili has gained world-wide attention with his swirling, abstract paintings adorned with elephant dung. His portrait of the Virgin Mary with elephant dung sparked a controversy when it was exhibited in the Untied States in 1999.
- Nationalities
- British, English, Zimbabwean
- Gender
- Male
- Roles
- Artist, Painter, Sculptor
- Name
- Chris Ofili
- Ulan
- 500057423
Exhibitions
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208: True Stories
Oct 21, 2019–Sep 7, 2020
MoMA
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214: Surface Tension
Ongoing
MoMA
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Artist’s Choice: Amy Sillman—The Shape of Shape
Oct 21, 2019–Oct 4, 2020
MoMA
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Multiplex: Directions in Art, 1970 to Now
Nov 21, 2007–Jul 21, 2008
MoMA
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The Compulsive Line: Etching 1900 to Now
Jan 25–Apr 17, 2006
MoMA
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Chris Ofili has
12 exhibitionsonline.
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Chris Ofili North Wales 1996
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Chris Ofili Portmeirion from North Wales 1996
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Chris Ofili Twynitywod Morfaharlech from North Wales 1996
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Chris Ofili Blaenau Ffestiniog from North Wales 1996
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Chris Ofili Llanbedr from North Wales 1996
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Chris Ofili Llwyn Hwleyn from North Wales 1996
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Chris Ofili Porthmadog from North Wales 1996
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Chris Ofili Castle Harlech from North Wales 1996
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Chris Ofili Penrhyndeudraeth from North Wales 1996
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Chris Ofili Snowdon from North Wales 1996
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Chris Ofili Llanberis from North Wales 1996
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Chris Ofili The Holy Virgin Mary 1996
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Chris Ofili Untitled 1998
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Chris Ofili Untitled 1998
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Chris Ofili Untitled 1998
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Chris Ofili Untitled 1998
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Chris Ofili Untitled 1998
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Chris Ofili Untitled 1998
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Chris Ofili Untitled 1998
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Chris Ofili Untitled 1998
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Chris Ofili Prince Amongst Thieves with Flowers 1999
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Chris Ofili Prince amongst Thieves 1999
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Chris Ofili Brooklyn 2000
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Chris Ofili Black Cinema 2003
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Chris Ofili Untitled 2003
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Chris Ofili The Agony in the Garden 2007
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Chris Ofili The Raising of Lazarus 2007
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Chris Ofili Stained Glass Bar 2014
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Chris Ofili Black Shunga 2008–15
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Chris Ofili Title page from Black Shunga 2008–15
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Chris Ofili Untitled from Black Shunga 2008–15
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Chris Ofili Untitled from Black Shunga 2008–15
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Chris Ofili Untitled from Black Shunga 2008–15
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Chris Ofili Untitled from Black Shunga 2008–15
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Chris Ofili Untitled from Black Shunga 2008–15
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Chris Ofili Untitled from Black Shunga 2008–15
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Chris Ofili Untitled from Black Shunga 2008–15
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Chris Ofili Untitled from Black Shunga 2008–15
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Chris Ofili Untitled from Black Shunga 2008–15
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Chris Ofili Untitled from Black Shunga 2008–15
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Chris Ofili Embah 2017
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Chris Ofili Nymph Dive (Rainbow) 2019
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