... though he uses elephant dung in his work - a passing nod to his roots in Zimbabwe and British Colonialism - and the generally offensive nature of his work. In fact, the mayor of New York threatened to cut the grant for the Manhattan museum of modern art unless the show which contained Ofili's work was cancelled. He specifically singled out some work, Ofili's among it, as 'sick stuff.' This year's winning entry "lights go on and off" (a room where the action of its only door switches on and off lighting) by Martin Creed caused a stir in the media and with the general public forcing the old question - is that art? Many other works have had the same or similar effect on the media and general public, but perhaps the most universally known Turner prize entry of recent times was from Damien Hirst, his name was preserved ...

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