Tag: botswana

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.

Chloe Sells at Julie Saul Gallery

Working between London and Botswana, American artist Chloe Sells shoots the natural beauty of the Okavango Swamps, then uses screens, overlays and hand painting in the darkroom to create unique prints with what the artist calls a ‘dreamy effect.’ (At Julie Saul Gallery in Chelsea through June 11th).

Chloe Sells, Full Moon and Stars, unique chromogenic print, 34 ¼ x 23 ¾ inches framed, 2016.
Chloe Sells, Full Moon and Stars, unique chromogenic print, 34 ¼ x 23 ¾ inches framed, 2016.