2 September 2022
Cubitt Studios’ 30th Anniversary Kicks Off With Exhibition At Victoria Miro
Leading artists donate works to a fundraising show for Cubitt who have provided studio space for artists in Central London
21 July 2022
Ghosts of Empires II An Exhibition Articulating Black And Asian Diasporic Experiences – Ben Brown Fine Arts
After reading Kwasi Kwarteng’s book ‘Ghosts of Empire’, I was struck by the spectre of colonialism and imperialism
29 June 2022
In the Black Fantastic Ekow Eshun Curates London’s Best New Summer Exhibition
The Hayward Gallery’s new exhibition titled ‘In the Black Fantastic’ is the UK’s first major exhibition dedicated to the work of Black artists
29 September 2021
Chris Ofili: The Holy Virgin Mary – Significant Works – Sue Hubbard
Mayor Rudy Giuliani – threatened to close it on the grounds that the image of Chris Ofili’s The Holy Virgin Mary was religiously offensive.
12 July 2017
Chris Ofili Tapestry Magic At The National Gallery By Edward Lucie-Smith
Chris Ofili’s big tapestry, commissioned by the Clothworkers’ Company and now on view at the Sunley Room at the National Gallery, doesn’t seem to have attracted nearly as much attention as it should have done. It’s a pretty spectacular object, and in addition to that, it ticks all sorts of boxes.
18 April 2017
9 April 2017
Chris Ofili First To Show At Victoria Miro’s New Venice Gallery
Victoria Miro has announced the Venice location for their new permanent gallery space launching over the period of the 57th Venice Biennale.
24 March 2017
Chris Ofili To Unveil New Tapestry At London’s National Gallery
The National Gallery will unveil a new tapestry by the Turner Prize-winning artist Chris Ofili. Titled the Caged Bird’s Song, the exhibition marks the first time the artist has worked in the medium of tapestry and will include a series of preparatory works on paper in an installation conceived by the artist for the Gallery’s Sunley Room.
New Year’s Honours List Recognises Chris Ofili Patrick Brill and Ryan Gander
The 2017 New Years Honours list has given a resounding seal of approval to the Visual Arts this year. The List has reflected the contribution the Visual Arts sector has undertaken and its considerable cultural accomplishments. Artists Chris Ofili CBE, Patrick Brill OBE (AKA Bob & Roberta Smith) and Ryan Gander OBE were honoured with these noblest accolades.
Shortlisted Projects Unveiled for Lighting London’s Bridges
The six shortlisted proposals by international teams, representing seventy-three artists, architects, designers, planners and engineers from Asia, Europe, North America and South America will be unveiled on Wednesday 9 November in the Illuminated River Exhibition, a free exhibition running for three weeks at the Royal Festival Hall (RFH) until Tuesday 29 November.
1 July 2015
Christie’s London Post War And Contemporary Evening Sale Achieves £95,646,500
Christie’s Post War & Contemporary Art Evening Auction achieved £95,646,500 / $ 150,069,359 / €134,287,686, with sell-through rates of 87% by lot and 88% by value. Bidders from 34 countries across three continents showed great enthusiasm for works by some of the most exciting contemporary artists alongside classics of the category. The evening established records […]
Chris Ofili Holy Virgin Mary Elephant Dung Painting To Be Auctioned
Chris Ofili’s most controversial painting, ‘The Holy Virgin Mary’ (1996) will be offered for sale at an auction at Christie’s on 30 June in London. The painting carries an estimate of £1.5 million. The work of art currently belongs to casino owner and gambler David Walsh who set up the Tasmania Museum MONA. Walsh purchased the work from Charles Saatchi who bought it directly […]
Chris Ofili Is The Only Visual Artist Among TIME’s 100 Most Influential People
Chris Ofili Is The Only Visual Artist Among TIME’s 100 Most Influential People
1 November 2014
Black Narcissus And Opulent Romanticism: Chris Ofili A Twenty Year Survey
Taken from the Cole Porter song, the title of this gorgeous two decade survey show is more then apt. Including over thirty major paintings, plus site-specific environments on two of the Museum’s floors, this exhibition posits Ofili as one of our major innovative artists. Ofili’s first introduction to New York City was as part of […]
Chris Ofili His Legacy To Stephen Lawrence
Turner Prize winner said to be ecstatic over life sentence after 18 Year Hiatus “The injustice of Stephen Lawrence’s murder and the way that the police had dealt with it made such little sense to myself and to the public at large,” “I remember finishing the painting and feeling that there was something else in […]
2012 Olympic Poster Artists Unveiled
Twelve Artists have been selected by the organizers of the 2012 Olympics to design the official posters. The list reads like a who’s who of A- Lister names from the London art scene. Tracey Emin, Bridget Riley ,Michael Craig -Martin and Bob and Roberta Smith plus Turner Prize winners Howard Hodgkin, Martin Creed, Chris Ofili […]
Turner Prize Artists Team with Royal Ballet For Olympiad Event
Metamorphosis: Titian 2012 is set to pair Turner Prize artists with Royal Ballet choreographers for National Gallery ROH collaboration for the Cultural Olympiad. In a celebration of British creativity, this unique collaboration between The Royal Ballet and the National Gallery is part of the London 2012 Cultural Olympiad and the London 2012 Festival and opens […]