- Chris Ofili stitched up Eden, Rodney Graham went stilt-walking, Picasso biked to the bullfight and Rachel Whiteread poured herself a hot water bottle.
- The Holy Virgin Mary is a mixed media painting created by Chris Ofili in 1996 that utilizes elephant dung and pornographic images.
- Ofili’s icon asks us to confront the possibility of a black Virgin Mary.
- Chris Ofili (born 1968) is an English painter, sculptor and printmaker known for vibrant works that merge figuration and dreamlike abstraction.
- In 2003, Ofili’s exhibition Within Reach was selected to represent Britain at the 50th Venice Biennale.
- Watch an interview with Chris Ofili below: It has been suggested that Ofili, although he is a talented artist, also benefitted from a favourable political conjuncture.
- Ofili’s icon asks us to confront the possibility of a black Virgin Mary.
- Browse the works and learn more about Chris Ofili.
- Крис Офили Имя при рождении: Chris Ofili Дата рождения: 10 октября 1968 Место рождения: Манчестер Награды: Премия Тернера Крис Офили...
- Chris Ofili is a Nigerian-born British painter, who represents Neo-Expressionism and Contemporary art movements.