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Chris Ofili’s “Holy Virgin Mary” Doesn’t Seem So Shocking Anymore – Why?

VISUAL Posted: November 25, 2014 11:49 pm

You may remember that when the Nigerian-British artist’s rendition of the Madonna was exhibited at the Brooklyn Museum in 1999, following uneventful showings in Europe, all hell broke loose (as it were). Now the piece is back in New York, attracting no particular controversy. Alastair Sooke considers what’s changed over the past 15 years.

VISUAL Published: 11.25.14

Read the story in BBC Published: 11.25.14

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