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Chris Ofili is appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2017 New Year Honours for services to

Chris Ofili is appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2017 New Year Honours for services to art

Christopher Ofili, is a British painter who won the Turner Prize in 1998. He has used resin, beads, oil paint, glitter, lumps of elephant dung and cut-outs from pornographic magazines as painting elements. Ofili's work has been classified as punk art. He currently lives in Trinidad.

Historical Significance

Christopher Ofili, is a British painter who won the Turner Prize in 1998.

Key People

Chris Ofili

painter

British painter

– present

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Christopher Ofili, is a British painter who won the Turner Prize in 1998. He has used resin, beads, oil paint, glitter, lumps of elephant dung and cut-outs from pornographic magazines as painting elements. Ofili's work has been classified as punk art.
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Christopher Ofili, is a British painter who won the Turner Prize in 1998.
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Key figures include Chris Ofili (painter).

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