Modern & Contemporary African Art

Meleko Mokgosi

Objects of Desire, Addendum 7

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20,000 - 30,000 GBP

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Meleko Mokgosi

Motswana

b.1981

Objects of Desire, Addendum 7

I. inkjet and permanent marker on linen

101.5 by 76.5cm., 40 by 30⅛in.

II. oil and photo transfer on canvas

112 by 112cm., 44⅛ by 44⅛in.

Executed in 2019

Stevenson Gallery, Johannesburg

Acquired from the above by the present owner

Meleko Mokgosi is an artist and associate professor of painting and drawing at the School of Art at Yale University. His work includes large-scale paintings that explore themes of colonialism, democracy, nationalism, and life in Southern Africa.

Objects of Desire, Addendum 7 includes a combination of text and image as a means of blending historical painting techniques with research-based annotations. This creates a multilayered effect, allowing us to critically examine African history.