Chris Ofili and the Big Bang Art.Part 2
Furthermore, in The Holy Virgin Mary (1996), the leaves that collect to form the hem of the Virgin’s garment would later persist as the pastoral motifs in the very large intensely alluring Garden of Eden works he collected together as Within Reach (2003)at the Venice…
Chris Ofili and the Big Bang Art. Part 1
Every majestic oak tree was once a nut that stood its ground – Old proverb To be a classic, one must have all the gifts and all the needs, but one must force them under the same yoke. Chris Ofili was born in Manchester in…
Lagos,Oshodi Tapa and Inverted Slaves: Response to Oshodi Tapa Family
My attention has been drawn to the press statement issued by the Oshodi Tapa family titled, “Oshodi Tapa wasn’t a slave of Oba Kosoko, says family” (The Guardian* 6th May 2015) which is a response to my review of Prof Adeyemo Elebute’s magnificent biography: “The…