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Ofili

British  
/ ɒˈfiːlɪ /

noun

  1. Chris ( topher ). born 1968, British painter, noted esp for his brightly coloured collages using elephant dung: Turner Prize 1998

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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And new commissions from Chris Ofili blend arcana drawn from the cards with aspects of Carnival in Trinidad, where the artist lives and works.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 26, 2026

Giuliani claimed to be especially outraged by Chris Ofili's "The Holy Virgin Mary," which Ofili described as "a hip-hop version" of the classic artistic subject.

From Salon Dec. 20, 2023

In an audio recording on Tate Britain's website, Ofili - who won the prestigious Turner Prize in 1998 - described driving past the west London tower.

From BBC Sep. 12, 2023

Chris Ofili meets Huma Bhabha in a matchup of artists who stretch and bend the human figure.

From New York Times Sep. 8, 2022

There’s a metaphor Ofili refers to often when explaining her community: it’s “last in the food chain,” she says.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 20, 2020

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