David Zwirner Books
October 2019
Published this month by David Zwirner Books, William Shakespeare × Chris Ofili: Othello features twelve etchings by the artist that illustrate Othello’s plight in ways no other volume of this play has. Featuring an introduction by the author Fred Moten, the book is part of the Seeing Shakespeare series. Ofili’s recent solo exhibition in New York featured works inspired by Othello, as well as the figure of Calypso from Homer’s Odyssey.