Chris Ofili at Art Basel 2026 with new painting
Published on 08/26/2026 at 12:08 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS
Chris Ofili is back on a strong 2026 circuit. Victoria Miro says his new painting Our Times: Hunters in pink shade lure butterflies into their griffin’s chain link lair will debut at Art Basel 2026, alongside a related work at David Zwirner.
Art Basel gives the headline
Victoria Miro describes the painting as a work completed over the past decade, and the gallery pairs it with a second Ofili canvas for the fair. The official viewing-room page is open and names the piece, its 2015-2026 date, and the booth context per Victoria Miro.
The fair context matters because Ofili's work reaches collectors there in the strongest market lane for contemporary painting. Victoria Miro also places him in Booth E6 at Art Basel 2026, with the artist included in a presentation that mixes recent and historical works.
The Barbican adds institution weight
Ofili also appears in the Barbican's summer season Project a Black Planet, which runs from June 11 to September 6, 2026. The Barbican's official program says the exhibition spans more than 300 works and tracks Pan-Africanism's impact on artistic and cultural production on the Barbican program page.
That placement keeps Ofili visible in a major institutional setting as well as at the fair. A Barbican press release also lists Chris Ofili among the participating artists in the season.
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How Ofili works
Ofili's practice is known for layered paint, glitter, resin, collage and the material presence of elephant dung. Tate notes that his paintings bridge the sacred and the profane and now also point to Trinidad's landscape and mythology in later work.
The artist was born in Manchester in 1968, won the Turner Prize in 1998 and represented Great Britain at the 50th Venice Biennale in 2003. His work sits in major collections including Tate and MoMA, which keeps this fair and exhibition cycle in a broader institutional frame.
Where he stands now
Chris Ofili is currently represented in the 2026 Art Basel presentations at Victoria Miro and in the Barbican season Project a Black Planet, which runs until September 6, 2026.
Chris Ofili at a glance
- Artist: Chris Ofili
- Medium / Genre: Painting
- Born: 1968, Manchester, England
- Place(s) of practice: Trinidad
- Active since: 1992
- Key work groups: The Holy Virgin Mary, No Woman, No Cry, The Upper Room, Paradise Lost
- Current/last exhibition: Project a Black Planet: The Art and Culture of Panafrica, Barbican Art Gallery, London, June 11 - September 6, 2026
- Major collections: Tate, MoMA, National Gallery of Art Washington, National Portrait Gallery London, Victoria & Albert Museum
- Awards: Turner Prize, 1998; CBE, 2017
- Next date: September 6, 2026, Barbican Art Gallery, London
Frequently asked questions about Chris Ofili
Where is Chris Ofili currently on view?
He appears in the Barbican season Project a Black Planet, which runs from June 11 to September 6, 2026, and in Art Basel 2026 presentations by Victoria Miro.
What is the most current fair peg for Chris Ofili?
Victoria Miro says his painting Our Times: Hunters in pink shade lure butterflies into their griffin’s chain link lair debuts at Art Basel 2026, with a related work shown by David Zwirner.
Which major museums hold Chris Ofili's work?
Tate, MoMA, the National Gallery of Art in Washington, the National Portrait Gallery in London and the Victoria & Albert Museum all hold works by the artist, according to Victoria Miro's artist page.
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