Chris Ofili "Night and Day" at THE NEW MUSEUM

James Kalm, like many other American art lovers, had his initial collision with the work of Chris Ofili through the controversial "Sensation" show at the Brooklyn Museum in 1999. Ofili's painting "The Holy Virgin Mary" became the focus of vicious protests by reactionary groups, causing the then Mayor, Rudy Giuliani, to threaten to withhold public funding from the Museum. Despite this outcry, the work and career of Chris Ofili has taken an inclining arch, as he has outlasted many of the Young British Artist who were also presented in that seminal exhibition. This show brings together a group of paintings, drawings and sculptures, organized by the NuMu's Massimilianio Gioni. Over twenty years of work are shown in the Museum's three main floors. A musical introduction is provided by Michael Runin.

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