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Meleko Mokgosi, Pax Kaffraria: Terra Pericolosa, 2013. Inkjet and charcoal on linen. 5 panels: 84 x 96 inches, 108 x 132 inches, 144 x 84 inches, 108 x 132 inches, 84 x 96 inches. MEM13.001, Jack Shainman Gallery, New York
Meleko Mokgosi, Pax Kaffraria: Terra Pericolosa, 2013. Inkjet and charcoal on linen. 5 panels: 84 x 96 inches, 108 x 132 inches, 144 x 84 inches, 108 x 132 inches, 84 x 96 inches. MEM13.001, Jack Shainman Gallery, New York

Meleko Mokgosi at The School, New York

A story by Artthrob on the 13th of April 2015. This should take you < 1 minute to read.

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Two paintings, Terra Pericolosa, 2013 and Fully Belly II, 2014; are part of an eight-chapter project titled Pax Kaffraria, 2010-2014 which employs history painting and cinematic tropes to create installations that examine notions of national identity and post-colonial aesthetics using Botswana, South Africa, Zambia, and Zimbabwe as case studies.

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Meleko Mokgosi, <i>Fully Belly II</i>, 2014. Oil and charcoal on canvas, 3 panels: 90 x 114 inches, 90 x 108 inches, 90 x 84 inches. MEM14.001, Jack Shainman Gallery, New York

Meleko Mokgosi, Fully Belly II, 2014. Oil and charcoal on canvas, 3 panels: 90 x 114 inches, 90 x 108 inches, 90 x 84 inches. MEM14.001, Jack Shainman Gallery, New York

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KINDERHOOK, NEW YORK — Meleko Mokgosi’s eponymous solo show, well installed at The School, Jack Shainman gallery’s bunker-like space in Kinderhook, New York, will hit your sweet spot if you’re in the mood to see some colossal paintings in an atrium-like space that compete with Dia: Beacon, but for paintings.

The serpentine walk down to the main gallery space mirrors the journey one must take to get to The School: all twists and turns, it requires a sustained, but thrilling, approach to reach your destination. You’ve only just parked your car, and you still need to walk over and cross the threshold into the holy site of your early spring pilgrimage.

Read more at hyperallergic.com

Tagged: Hyperallergic, Jack Shainman Gallery, Meleko Mokgosi, New York, Pax Kaffraria, Review, The School

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