Artist
William Kentridge
b. 1955, Johannesburg, South Africa · South African · Based in Johannesburg, South Africa
- University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg
- École Internationale de Théâtre Jacques Lecoq, Paris
- Charcoal Animation
- Printmaking
- Tapestry
- Sculpture
- Opera Direction
William Kentridge developed a distinctive moving-image practice from charcoal drawings repeatedly erased and redrawn, leaving traces of earlier states visible. His films, theater works, installations and sculptures examine apartheid, memory, colonialism and historical narrative.
Drawing; animation; theater; sculpture; printmaking
Gallery Representation
Artist Films
William Kentridge in "Compassion" - Season 5 - "Art in the Twenty-First Century" | Art21
Art2122 minOfficial source ↗ (opens in a new window)
Virtual Studio Visits: Klaus Biesenbach in Conversation with William Kentridge
The Museum of Contemporary Art91 minOfficial source ↗ (opens in a new window)
Major Works
- 1989Johannesburg, 2nd Greatest City after Paris
- 1991Mine
- 1994Felix in Exile
- 1996History of the Main Complaint
- 1999Stereoscope
- 1997Ubu Tells the Truth
- 2012The Refusal of Time
- 2015More Sweetly Play the Dance
- 2018The Head & the Load
- 2022Oh To Believe in Another World
Museums & Public Collections
Interviews & Writing
- Museum-quality video search →RESEARCH QUEUEvideo
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