Strauss & co - 1 December 2018, Cape Town

52 Zeitz MOCAA Benefit Art Auction Frohawk Two Feathers has made a successful career as an artist by adopting and reassembling iconic imagery – maps, landmarks, colonial regalia – to recreate his own, fictional stories that often mirror real historic events, such as the scramble for Africa. In Greek mythology, Hippolyta was the queen of the Amazons, a group of powerful women warriors notorious for their love of war. From its origins through to the works of William Shakespeare ( A Midsummer Night’s Dream ),Agatha Christie ( The Labours of Hercules ), and DC Comics ( Wonder Woman ), the story of Hippolyta has been called upon time and again for its iconic significance. Here the figure of Hippolyta surfaces once more, a hero in the fight against colonial rule. Frohawk Two Feathers (b. 1976, USA) has had solo exhibitions at the Hudson River Museum, New York (USA: 2015); the Wellin Museum of Art, New York (USA: 2013); the Nevada Museum of Art, Nevada (USA: 2013); and the Museum of Contemporary Art, Denver (USA: 2012), amongst others. 24 Frohawk Two Feathers AMERICAN 1976- Icon of Hippolyta, Savior of Hispaniola.Or, Before the end of you and me is you,my enemy. Not to worry however, the chaos serpent will find a way. In aurum potestas. In bello vincit. 2018 acrylic and ink on paper 152,5 by 101,5cm ZAR80 000 - 120 000 £4 500 - 6 600 $5 700 - 8 600 € 5 000 - 7 500 PROVENANCE Donated by the artist. Courtesy of Johannes Vogt Gallery.