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News and Articles on Chris Ofili
Art.view: Climbing back Oct 25, 2009
Fatima Maleki, a London-based Persian collector, bought , a magnificent glossy work in black, red and green, by Chris Ofili for 577,250, including commission and taxes. At Christie s the top lot, Martin Kippenberger s 1991 work, (pictured above), sold to a telephone bidder for 2. (The Economist)
CAN'T STAND THE HEAT? TRY SOME SUMMER ART May 15, 2009
The other '90s YBA (Young British Artist) of Nigerian extraction -- who didn't cheese off ex-Mayor Giuliani by mixing manure and the Holy Mother -- Yinke Shonibare isn't about to get as in your face as Chris Ofili did with his Madonna. But his installations, which feature mannequins in Victorian garb sewn out of colorful tribal fabric, are just as eye-catchingly Afrocentric. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
Four vie for Britains contentious Turner Prize Apr 29, 2009
Past winners include Brit Art upstarts such as transvestite potter Grayson Perry, dung-daubing painter Chris Ofili and shark pickler Damien Hirst. Whatever people might say about the shortlist, it does provide a huge draw to the public, said Stephen Deuchar, director of Londons Tate Britain gallery. (MSNBC -- News)
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