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Chris Ofili. (artist)
Artforum International; Sep 1, 1997; ; 700+ Words ...many esteemed artists before him, Chris Ofili knows that shit's a great signifier...and notions of exotic otherness. Ofili first discovered his focal attraction...to his work. It's a myth that Ofili both plays with and plays off. Although...
The elephant in the room: why you should give a crap about Chris Ofili's new paintings.(ART)
New York; Oct 22, 2007; ; 700+ Words CHRIS OFILI'S SUAVE, stippled, visually tricked...in high-tech music. In the nineties, Ofili not only dipped into Western art history...and clumps of elephant dung. In 2000, Ofili said, I always think of the work as coming...
The Devil and Chris Ofili
The Village Voice; Oct 17, 2007; ; 700+ Words The Devil and Chris Ofili The controversial 'Sensation' artist...exhibition, elephant dung a no-show Chris Ofili: "Devil's Pie" David Zwimer Gallery...moonlighting as mayor of New York, first made Chris Ofili famous in America when, in 1999...
The shock of the bold; Chris Ofili may be a surprising choice as the National Gallery's artist in residence, but when you see his work for the first time it is overwhelming.
The Evening Standard (London, England); Sep 21, 2005; 700+ Words ...element of surprise in encountering Chris Ofili's work for the first time in Tate...who benefit from their bequests, Ofili stands apart, secure in a method...Sensation show, but the difference with Chris Ofili is that where most YBAs are driven...
Chris Ofili said artists should give work to the Tate for nothing ... so why has he accepted pounds 100,000 for one of his dung pictures?
The Sunday Telegraph London; Aug 14, 2005; ; 700+ Words ...work of one of its own trustees. Chris Ofili, 38, the artist and trustee who...was an outstanding work and that Ofili himself had not been involved in...question,'' he said. He added: "Chris Ofili's The Upper Room was acquired...
Going through the motions : ARTS Adrian Searle heralds the emergence of Chris Ofili, the Rembrandt of dung WATCH THIS FACE . . .. . . in the visual arts
The Independent - London; Dec 27, 1994; ; 700+ Words ...paintings, so young British artist Chris Ofili sticks turds on his. But this isn...suspect him of being a painter. Ofili's extraordinary paintings have...Centre in Minneapolis next autumn. Chris Ofili is an artist to watch, and one...
Artist Chris Ofili donates money to help dung-supplying elephants
AP Worldstream; Feb 21, 2002; 450 Words ...00-00-0000 Dateline: LONDON Chris Ofili, the British artist whose dung...too cramped to keep the animals. Chris Ofili's offer is incredibly generous...association between ourselves and Chris will not be affected now that the...
Monkey business An exhibition of Chris Ofili's work reveals that his art is more than just colourful, feel-good kitsch with dung for effect. According to TOM LUBBOCK, the artist's new pieces are resolutely not playing any artistic games
The Independent - London; Jul 9, 2002; ; 700+ Words ...movement has developed. But if it had, Chris Ofili's painting is just the kind of...might expect to come out it. As is, Ofili invented his painting pretty well...ground as it leans against the wall. Ofili's themes are as fluid as his visuals...
Chris Ofili at the Studio Museum in Harlem.
Art in America; Dec 1, 2005; ; 700+ Words ...window, however, in the case of Chris Ofili's recent "Afromuses," a show...dark paint. Strict rules govern Ofili's private discipline. Men get...genre of portraiture. From there, Ofili lets his abundant imagination run...
Victoria Miro Gallery. (Reviews).(Chris Ofili)
Artforum International; Oct 1, 2002; ; 700+ Words CHRIS OFILI The very idea of the Rothko Chapel has always bugged me. Do modern paintings...Well, you can imagine how I felt on discovering that a large part of Chris Ofili's first show in England since winning the 1999 Turner Prize was, in...
ART: PRIVATE VIEW Chris Ofili: Freedom One Day to 3 Aug Victoria Miro Gallery, London N1
The Independent - London; Jul 13, 2002; ; 382 Words Chris Ofili's new pictures continue to marry bright...versions of the paradisal garden. The richness Ofili achieves is down to his patient technique...Naturally, each painting has its own lump of Ofili's obligatory elephant dung. These are...
Arts: A sheer excess of stuff Chris Ofili's work is famous for its elephant dung. But is there anything more to it?
The Independent - London; Oct 6, 1998; ; 700+ Words Chris Ofili's paintings are the talk of the town...ordure can never be very offensive. True, Ofili's paintings have a lot more than dung...about race and cultural identity, which Ofili's painting has certainly got something...
It was a love match.(reading room)(Chris Ofili: Afromuses 1995-2005)(Brief Article)(Book Review)
O, The Oprah Magazine; Aug 1, 2005; 447 Words Chris Ofili, the wildly innovative British artist, and Harlem's dynamic Studio Museum. Gorgeously reproduced in Chris Ofili: Afromuses 1995-2005, these vivid watercolors celebrate the museum...
Art: Private View - Chris Ofili Serpentine Gallery, London W2
The Independent - London; Sep 26, 1998; ; 398 Words Chris Ofili was among the country's top 10 artists...straight before making a judgement about Ofili's work. The first is not to take what...base of our so-called modern society. Chris Ofili, Serpentine Gallery, Kensington Gardens...
Painters' paintings: Brice Marden and Chris Ofili in conversation.(Cover story)
Artforum International; Oct 1, 2006; 700+ Words ...occasion, Artforum invited Marden and Chris Ofili to offer the latest installment...two painters. While Marden and Ofili may initially seem an odd couple...animates the following exchange. CHRIS OFILI: I've been reading this book...
Furor over painting reveals conflicted attitudes towards the body, sexuality.(Chris Ofili; Brooklyn Museum of Art)
National Catholic Reporter; Dec 10, 1999; ; 700+ Words ...passes for harmless advertising in our society than in Chris Ofili's work. We may not be used to graphic presentations...Those who would level such charges must explain what Ofili, who is believing Roman Catholic, would have to gain...
Chris Ofili. (News).
Design Week; May 9, 2002; 274 Words Chris Ofili, the Turner Prize-winning artist, has designed a flyer for ICA club night Blacktronica, which celebrates new black electronic music. The design is based on the theme of musical bars and namechecks musicians including 4 Hero, Alice Coltrane and Attica Blues.
Chris Ofili Wins Turner Prize.
Art in America; Jan 1, 1999; 313 Words Chris Ofili, known for his large-scale yet detailed paintings using elephant dung and photographic imagery, is the winner of the 1998 Turner...
Black Artist At Center Of Furor Over Brooklyn Museum Art Exhibit.(Chris Ofili)(Sensation: Young British Artists from the Saatchi Collection)(Brief Article)
Jet; Oct 18, 1999; 700+ Words ...largest opening in the museum's 175-year history. Chris Ofili, 31, a British-born artist of African descent, who...and I don't feel it's my place to say any more." Ofili, who is Roman Catholic, also said, "It all seems very...
Preview: Art - Chris Ofili
The Independent - London; Sep 26, 1998; 290 Words While controversial artist Chris Ofili may not have won the Jerwood Prize last Monday, don't be put off by the seemingly light- hearted nature of his mixed-media...
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