We have been eager to see Aimé Mpane’s Mapasa (Twins) hanging in the galleries ever since bringing it home from (e)merge art fair this fall. Mpane’s brilliantly hued diptych is now on view upstairs in the original Phillips house, where it sparks a complex dialogue with Jacob Lawrence’s The Migration Series.
(left) Aimé Mpane, Mapasa (Twins), 2012. Acrylic and mixed media on two wooden panels, each panel: 12 1/2 in x 12 in. The Phillips Collection, Washington, D.C. Acquired with The Dorothy and Herbert Vogel Award, 2012. (right) Panels from Jacob Lawrence’s The Migration Series, 1940-41. Photo: Joshua Navarro
A closer view of Mpane’s work.
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Hi there
Interesting work indeed. Please allow me to introduce myself, my name is Mpho Moeti and a lover of the arts. My interest in this piece is around the back story. I am doing research on my maternal family tree. My late grandfather’s name is Lawrence Mpane who was married to Suki.
I am doing research on them.
The Mpane and Lawrence title just captured my attention and pricked my curiosity.
Care to shed some light about the depicted characters please
Cordially
Mpho
Hi Mpho,
What an interesting coincidence! You can learn more about this work by Mpane here: http://nomadgallery.be/d/The-Phillips-Collects-Mpane.pdf. I’m afraid I don’t have much more information to offer, but do let me know if I can be of further assistance. Best of luck in your research!
Amy Wike, The Phillips Collection