Chris ofili represented "the virgin Mary" in a manner that departed radically from conventional representations.
In October of 1999, Sensation opened at the Brooklyn Museum of Art, where it was Chris Ofili's famous painting, The Holy Virgin Mary that impelled the most warmed level headed discussion. Chairman Rudy Giuliani debilitated to close the city-subsidized foundation in light of the fact that this fine art was hostile to religious watchers.
