Chris Ofili
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Tate Britain, Millbank, Westminster, SW1P 4RG
Each of the YBAs has had their own way to gain notoriety: Hirst did the shark, Emin the bed, and Quinn the blood-head. Chris Ofili did it by using elephant dung in his paintings. Not so controversial you might think, but New York mayor Rudolph Giuliani certainly didn't think so when he banned the exhibiting of Ofili's 'The Holy Virgin Mary' when it came to the city as part of the Sensation tour.
The painting featured a black Mary surrounded by pornographic close-ups of female genitalia, images from blaxploitation flix, and the ubiquitous elephant dung. On the back of this little scandal, Ofili was ranked number 86 in Bernard Goldberg's book 100 People Who Are Screwing Up America.
This painting is one of many featuring in Tate Britain's extensive mid-career survey of Ofili's work.
Until 16.05.10.
Read Lauren's review of Chris Ofili at Tate Britain.
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