Notes

Atang Tshikare is a Cape Town-based South African multidisciplinary artist. The work of his father, an anti-Apartheid activist and illustrator, inspired Tshikare from a young age and he is also deeply influenced by his Tswana roots (along with other African cultures). Tshikare, a self-taught artist, began as a street artist and has evolved to specialising in sculptural furniture and functional art. Tshikare experiments with forms and mediums – bronze, ceramics, wood, stone – to create a unique dialogue between form, function, and personal narrative.

Tshikare’s work was recently exhibited at the Promenade pour un Objet d’Exception, Paris, France (2022) and Design Miami/Basel (2021) with Dior and is currently on exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum in New York City, NY, USA. Additional exhibitions include the Investec Cape Town Art Fair (2020 and 2022); Zeitz MOCAA (2019); PAD London, UK (2019); Design Miami/ Basel (2014, 2016, and 2018); and Design Discourse in Austria (2016).

The name “Modimo o lle” comes from a Pedi/Tswana phrase meaning “God has eaten”. We see Okae standing at the peak waiting to meet the first human that has survived the mountain to guide him on his daring expedition.—Atang Tshikare ¹

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