Meleko Mokgosi at Jack Shainman Gallery

Meleko Mokgosi’s provocative pairing of three regal African women with a massive bull implies that we’re looking at two powerful forces. The diptych’s subtitle is ‘Lerato: Philia I’ the Setwana word for love (used as a noun in reference to a woman) followed by a suffix that brings to mind excessive devotion. (At Jack Shainman Gallery on 20th and 24th Streets through Oct 22nd).

Meleko Mokgosi, Democratic Intuition, Lerato:  Philia I, two panels, oil on canvas, 96 x 198 ½ inches, 2016.
Meleko Mokgosi, Democratic Intuition, Lerato: Philia I, two panels, oil on canvas, 96 x 198 ½ inches, 2016.