Chris Ofili
The Agony in the Garden
2007
Portfolio of 11 intaglio prints with spit bite aquatint, one color, on Sommerset paper
Image Size: Paper: 20.87 x 16.93 inches 53 x 43 cm Plate size: 16 x 12 inches 40.6 x 30.5 cm
Edition of 20
OFICH0077
$30,000
A suite of eleven intaglio prints published by the Artist and Two Palms NYC on the occasion of the exhibition “Devil’s Pie” at David Zwirner, September 20 – November 3, 2007.
Each print depicts the same moment, when Judas betrayed Christ with a kiss in the Garden of Gethsemane, from the varying viewpoints of the eleven other disciples. A mainstay of his drawing practice, Ofili employs his tiny “afro head” figures in the prints, leaving some as outlines while filling others in, to represent the eleven points of view amidst the throng of soldiers that accompanied Judas to capture Christ and ultimately sentence him to crucifixion. Through this gesture, Ofili reinforces the power of perspective, acknowledging that any story, even one of history’s most frequently told, is simply one attempt at describing a situation’s apparent truth.
Please contact the gallery for additional images of each print.
©2008 David Zwirner Gallery. All Rights Reserved.
The Agony in the Garden
2007
Portfolio of 11 intaglio prints with spit bite aquatint, one color, on Sommerset paper
Image Size: Paper: 20.87 x 16.93 inches 53 x 43 cm Plate size: 16 x 12 inches 40.6 x 30.5 cm
Edition of 20
OFICH0077
$30,000
A suite of eleven intaglio prints published by the Artist and Two Palms NYC on the occasion of the exhibition “Devil’s Pie” at David Zwirner, September 20 – November 3, 2007.
Each print depicts the same moment, when Judas betrayed Christ with a kiss in the Garden of Gethsemane, from the varying viewpoints of the eleven other disciples. A mainstay of his drawing practice, Ofili employs his tiny “afro head” figures in the prints, leaving some as outlines while filling others in, to represent the eleven points of view amidst the throng of soldiers that accompanied Judas to capture Christ and ultimately sentence him to crucifixion. Through this gesture, Ofili reinforces the power of perspective, acknowledging that any story, even one of history’s most frequently told, is simply one attempt at describing a situation’s apparent truth.
Please contact the gallery for additional images of each print.
©2008 David Zwirner Gallery. All Rights Reserved.