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William Kentridge

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When Drawing Starts Moving

William Kentridge’s Shadow Procession turns simple silhouetted figures and objects into a moving procession. Some shapes transform almost absurdly: ordinary objects begin behaving like animals or vehicles. The means are deliberately visible and uncomplicated. That is what I like about it. Animation does not need realism to create life. Sometimes a cut-out shape moving across a wall can suggest more history, weight and emotion than a perfectly rendered digital figure.

‘Why Should I Hesitate: Putting drawings to work’ – Zeitz MOCAA hosts William Kentridge survey

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Zeitz MOCAA 'Why Should I Hesitate: Putting drawings to work' - Zeitz MOCAA hosts William Kentridge survey - Zeitz MOCAA Cape Town, 25 August 2019: The largest ever survey exhibition by internationally acclaimed artist William Kentridge opens in Cape Town in August. This major exhibition will be hosted simultaneously in two parts by the Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa (Zeitz MOCAA), which will host his multi-media works; and at Norval Foundation, which will present […]
Animation

Drawing That Remembers Erasure

William Kentridge repeatedly draws, erases and redraws charcoal images to make his animations. The previous state never vanishes completely. Smudges remain inside the next frame. That makes movement carry its own history. In a practice concerned with apartheid, colonialism and memory, the technique feels inseparable from the subject. The page remembers what has been removed, even when the image tries to move on.

William Kentridge

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Zeitz MOCAA William Kentridge - Zeitz MOCAA The major exhibition, Why Should I Hesitate: Putting Drawings to Work by William Kentridge opens at Zeitz MOCAA in August 2019.