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Chris Ofili

1968

WA-00001171

PaintingContemporary

Representation

None documented

Institutional Exhibitions

Works in Collection

179

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Publications Referenced

100%

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Authority Records (2)

WikidataQ1077608

MoMA

Field Verification (6 fields)

3 cross-verified · 3 single-source

Primary mediumWikidata + Unknown· 92%✓
Birth yearWikidata + Unknown· 92%✓
BiographyWikipedia + Unknown· 88%✓
NationalityWikidata + Artsy+1· 92%
LocationArtsy + Wikidata· 85%
DeceasedUnknown· 20%

Source Registry (5)

Zwirnerhttps://www.davidzwirner.com/artists/chris-ofili
Tier 3 · Scraped/inferred100%
Sothebyshttps://www.sothebys.com/en/artists/chris-ofili
Tier 3 · Scraped/inferred100%
David-Zwirnerhttps://www.davidzwirner.com/artists
Tier 3 · Scraped/inferred100%
MoMA bulk 2026-05-04https://www.moma.org/artists/7967
Tier 1 · Institutional92%
Victoria-Miro
Tier 3 · Scraped/inferred60%

About

Why this artist matters now

Chris Ofili makes densely layered paintings on linen that incorporate glitter, resin, map pins, cut-out images, and elephant dung, the last deployed both as a painted surface element and as sculptural supports for unframed canvases. His work fuses psychedelic pattern, African diasporic iconography, and references to hip-hop and blaxploitation cinema. He was awarded the Turner Prize in 1998 and has been the subject of major exhibitions at Tate Britain and the New Museum.

Source: Zwirner · Trust score: 100% · Updated 1mo ago

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Contemporary

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Cleveland Museum of Art Victoria and Albert Museum Tate

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Artworks (63)

Chris Ofili

Cultural Positioning

Authority Records (2)

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Source Registry (5)

Why this artist matters now

Taste overlap and adjacency

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Artworks (63)

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