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Chris Ofili Exhibition At Tate Britain

Feb 4

A new exhibition of work by Manchester born Nigerian artist, Chris Ofili has been unveiled at Tate Britain.

The exhibition will bring together approximately 45 paintings from the mid 1990s onwards, including No Woman No Cry - the piece he created in the aftermath of the Stephen Lawrence murder.

Having won the Turner Prize in 1998 aged 30, Chris Ofili resides in Trinidad but much of his works has been inspired by growing up in Manchester in the 1980’s and his love of Hip Hop Culture, especially artists like Public Enemy, KRS 1 and Eric B & Rakim.

Chris’s works show many parallels with Hip Hop and sampling culture, remixing and re-mastering modern inspirations from art and music to create his own unique takes. He draws on his surroundings to inform his art and commentates on the state of play, exploring areas such as racism, ethnicity and identity.

Lyrical content is very important within Chris’s work and he has regularly used Hip Hop titles in his works and exhibitions e.g. Devils Pie by D’angelo, The Healer by Erykah Badu and Pimpin Aint Easy by Big Daddy Kane.

To celebrate the opening of the exhibition and to make the works open to all, Tate Britain has created a special youth ticket: anyone under the age of 26 can enter the exhibition for £5 – usual price is £10 full price and £8.50 for concessions. Just bring along some ID to get this special offer.

Chris Ofili’s top 14 influential Hip Hop tracks (not in order of preference):