Mgodoyi III
David Koloane
South African, born 1938

Details
Title
Mgodoyi III
Artist/Maker
David Koloane (South African, born 1938)
Date
1993
Medium
Lithograph
Dimensions
19 x 27 inches
Credit
Gift of Harriet and Eugene Becker
Accession #
2004.234
On View
Currently not on view
This lithographic series captures the desperation, pessimism, political crisis, and negotiations that typified the dying days of minority rule in 1993. David Koloane’s formal depictions of dogs attacking each other in the Mgodoyi Series expresses the notion of “dog-eat-dog,” symbolizing the quest for survival on the streets of Johannesburg. As Koloane’s dogs whirl around one another, their motion moves between playfulness and aggression.
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