Word: ofili
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Dates: during 1998-1998
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Giving new meaning to the term "mixed medium," an artist who layers his canvases with acrylics, oils and elephant dung last week received Britain's top art award, the Turner Prize. CHRIS OFILI, born in England to Nigerian parents, said a trip to Africa inspired him to use the excrement, sometimes decorated with glitter and beads, in his otherwise brightly colored paintings. Originally, he imported the pachyderm parcels from Zimbabwe, but now he uses the more readily available domestic variety he finds at the London Zoo. Proving how multifaceted feces can be, Ofili rests his works on resin-coated balls...