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Chris Ofili Biography
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1968 |
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Born in Manchester, United Kingdom
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1987 - 1988 |
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Tameside College of Technology (Foundation Course)
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1988 - 1991 |
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Chelsea School of Art, London (BA Fine Art)
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1991 - 1993 |
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Royal College of Art, London (MA Fine Art)
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Lives and works in London
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2004 Honorary Fellowship University of the Arts, London
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2004 South Bank Award: Visual Arts, London
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1998 Turner Prize, Tate Gallery, London
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1992 British Council Travel Scholarship, Zimbabwe, Africa
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2005 Nobel Peace Centre, Oslo
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2000 – 2005 Trustee / Council Member, Tate Gallery, London, UK
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| Selected Exhibitions |
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2008
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…same as it ever was: Painting at Chelsea 1990-2007, The Arts Gallery, University of the Arts London (solo)
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2007
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Hunky Dory, Tatinsian Gallery, Moscow
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2007
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Draw, mima, Middlesbrough
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2007
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Devil’s Pie, David Zwirner Gallery, New York (solo)
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2006
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The Blue Rider Extended Remix, Kestnergesellschaft, Hanover (solo)
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2006
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How To Improve The World: 60 Years of British Art, Hayward Gallery, London
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2006
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Surprise Surprise, ICA, London
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2006
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Prints Now, Victoria and Albert Museum, London
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2006
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Infinite Painting, Villa Manin Centro d’Arte Contemporanea, Codroipo
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2006
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The Compulsive Line: Etching 1900 to Now, MoMA, New York
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2005
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The Upper Room, Tate Britain, London (solo)
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2005
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The Blue Rider, Contemporary Fine Arts, Berlin (solo)
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2005
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Afro Muses, The Studio Museum in Harlem, New York (solo)
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2005
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After Cezanne, Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles
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2005
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Revelations: Reflecting British Art in the Arts Council Collection, Laing Art Gallery, Newcastle
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2005
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Baroque and Neobaroque, Domus Atrium 2002, Salamanca
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2005
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Drawing from the Modern: 1975 – 2005, MoMA, New York
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2005
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Early Work, David Zwirner, New York
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2005
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Translation, Palais de Tokyo, Paris
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2005
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Getting Emotional, ICA, Boston
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2005
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Contemporary Erotic Drawing, Aldrich Museum of Contemporary Art, Connecticut
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2005
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Artists & Prints: Masterworks from the Museum of Modern Art, MoMA, New York
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2004
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Faces in the Crowd, Picturing Modern Life from Manet to Today, Castello di Rivoli, Museo d’Arte Contemporanea, Turin / Whitechapel Gallery, London
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2004
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Huts, The Douglas Hyde Gallery, Dublin, Ireland
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2004
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Monument to Now, The Dakis Joannou Collection, DESTE Foundation for Contemporary Art, Athens
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2004
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Seeds & Roots: Selections from the Permanent Collection, The Studio Museum in Harlem, New York
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2004
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Fabulism, Joslyn Art Museum, Omaha, Nebraska
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2003
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Within Reach, British Pavilion, Venice Biennale (solo)
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2003
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The Dead Bird Show, Whitechapel Project Space, London
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2003
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Supernova, SFMoMa, San Francisco
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2003
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Happiness: A Survival Guide for Art and Life, Mori Art Museum, Tokyo
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2003
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Paradise, National Gallery, London / Laing Art Gallery, Newcastle / City Museum and Art Gallery, Bristol
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2002
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Freedom One Day, Victoria Miro Gallery, London (solo)
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2002
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Drawing now: eight propositions, MoMA, New York
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2002
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Cavepainting, Santa Monica Museum of Art, CA
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2002
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One Planet Under A Groove: Hip Hop and Contemporary Art, Bronx Museum of the Arts, New York / Walker Arts Center, Minneapolis / Spelman Museum of Fine Art, Atlanta
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2001
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Chris Ofili Watercolours, Gallery Side 2, Japan (solo)
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2001
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Form Follows Fiction, Castello di Rivoli, Museo d’Arte Contemporanea, Turin
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2001
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Public Offerings, Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles
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2001
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Works on Paper: from Acconci to Zittel, Victoria Miro Gallery, London
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2001
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Painting at the Edge of the World, Walker Art Centre, Minneapolis
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2000
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Sydney Biennale, Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney, Australia
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2000
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Chris Ofili Drawings, Victoria Miro Gallery, London (solo)
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1999
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Afrobiotics, Gavin Brown’s Enterprise, New York (solo)
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1999
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Carnegie International, Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh
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1999
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6th International Istanbul Biennial, Istanbul
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1999
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Trouble Spot Painting, NICC and MUHKA, Antwerp
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1998
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The Turner Prize, Tate Gallery, London
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1998
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Sensation: Young British Artists from the Saatchi Collection, Royal Academy of Arts, London / Hamburger Bahnhof, Berlin / Brooklyn Museum of Art, New York
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1998
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Chris Ofili, Whitworth Art Gallery, Manchester (solo)
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1998
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Chris Ofili, Serpentine Gallery, London / Southampton City Art Gallery, Southampton (solo)
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1997
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Pimpin Ain’t Easy But It Sure Is Fun, Contemporary Fine Arts, Berlin (solo)
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1997
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Pictura Britannica, Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney
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1996
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Mothership Connection, Stedelijk Museum Bureau, Amsterdam
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1996
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Afrodizzia, Victoria Miro Gallery, London (solo)
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1995
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Chris Ofili, Gavin Brown’s Enterprise, New York (solo)
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1995
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Brilliant! New Art from London, Walker Art Centre, Minneapolis
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| Literature |
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2007
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Hunk Dory, Gary Tatintian Gallery, Moscow 2007
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2006
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Andrea Bruciati und Alessandra Galasso, Painting Codes / Codici Della Pittura, GC.AC. Galleria Communale d'Arte, Monfalcone, 2006
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2006
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Translation. A visual trip operated and articulated by Dakis Joannou, Palais de Tokyo, Paris
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2006
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Surprise, Surprise, ICA Insitute of Contemporary Arts, London
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2006
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The Blue Rider Extended Remix, edited by Veit Görner and Hilke Wagner, Kestnergesellschaft, Hannover
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2006
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Oliver Koerner von Gustorf, Interview mit Chris Ofili, Modernist Blues, www.db-artmag.com, Special Print Issue 2006, No. 1, S. 9
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2006
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Chr. Herchenröder, Skulptur auf dem Vormarsch, Handelsblatt, 29.Sept-1.Okt 2006, Kunstmarkt, S.1
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2006
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Schlüter, Ralf, Die Sanfte Umschreibung der Geschichte, Art, Nr. 7, Juli 2006, S. 84
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2006
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Oliver Koerner von Gustorf, Hey, hey, hey, ich bin der Blaue reiter, Welt am Sonntag, Hamburg, 25. Juni 2006, S. 58
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2006
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Blauer Reiter reloaded, Der Spiegel, Nr. 26, 26. Juni 2006, S. 127
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2006
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Alexandra Glanz, Das Kreuz der Kulturen, Hannoversche Allgemeine Zeitung, 23. Juni 2006
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2006
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Henning Queren, Die blausilberne Kälte des Nordens – Der expressionistische Reiter als Remix, Neue Presse, 23. Juni 2006, Nr. 144.
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2006
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Heidi Bürklin, Chris Ofili und das dekorative Potenzial von Elefantendung, Kunstzeitung, Nr. 115, März 2006, S. 28
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2005
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Kbm, Erdverbunden, The Blue Rider von Chris Ofili bei Contemporary Fine Arts, TIP 25/05, S. 76.
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2005
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Luke Harding, Bottoms up, Ofili ponders the nature of relationships, The Guardian, 19.11.2005, S. 1, 10-11.
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2005
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Adrian Searle, Ofili: the blue period, The Guardian, 22.11.2005, S. 18-19.
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2005
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Daniel Völzke, Der Blaue Reiter reitet blauer weiter, Gruß aus dem Garten Eden: Chris Ofili in der Galerie Contemporary Fine Arts, Der Tagesspiegel, NR 19 048, 17. 12.2005, S. 26.
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2005
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The Blue Rider, essays by Christoph Zuschlag, Bazon Brock, Carolina Grau, Greg Tate & Louis Antwi, Contemporary Fine Arts, Berlin
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2005
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Afro Muses 1995 - 2005, essays by Thelma Golden, Beth Coleman & Hilton Als, The Studio Museum in Harlem, New York
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2003
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Within Reach, published on the occasion of the exhibition at the British Pavilion, 50th Venice Biennale, essays by Thelma Golden, Beth Coleman, Stuart Hall & Adrian Searle
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2002
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The Upper Room, essays by Dr. Susanna Paisley & Beth Coleman, Victoria Miro Gallery, London
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2002
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Freedom One Day, essays by Bidisha, Sophie Woolley, Ray Shell, Roger Robinson, Francesca Beard & Courttia Newland, Victoria Miro Gallery, London
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2002
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High Art Lite by Julian Stallabrass, Verso, London & New York
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2000
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May 26th Sabatian Smee No-one needs to say sorry. The Sydney Morning Herald
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2000
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May 23rd Simon Morley Chris Ofili Drawings. The Independent
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2000
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April The art of exhibition. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
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2000
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March 19 Graham Shearing The Legacy. Tribune Review
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2000
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March E. Leffingwell Carnegie Ramble. Art in America
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1999
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Chris Ofili, essays by Godfrey Worsdale & Lisa G. Corrin. Published by order of Southampton City Art Gallery and the Serpentine Gallery, London
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