William Kentridge

born 1955

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Artist and Society: William Kentridge

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Biography

William Kentridge (born 28 April 1955) is a South African artist best known for his prints, drawings, and animated films. These are constructed by filming a drawing, making erasures and changes, and filming it again. He continues this process meticulously, giving each change to the drawing a quarter of a second to two seconds' screen time. A single drawing will be altered and filmed this way until the end of a scene. These palimpsest-like drawings are later displayed along with the films as finished pieces of art.

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Artworks

William Kentridge Felix in Exile

1994

T07479

William Kentridge History of the Main Complaint

1996

T07480

William Kentridge I am not me, the horse is not mine

2008

T14213

William Kentridge Cambio

1999

View by appointment P78560

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William Kentridge Ubu Tells the Truth

1997

On display at Tate Modern part of Artist and Society T07481

William Kentridge Casspirs Full of Love

1989, published 2000

P11838

William Kentridge This is How the Tree Breaks

1999

View by appointment P78568

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William Kentridge Johannesburg, 2nd Greatest City after Paris

1989

T07482

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Film and audio

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William Kentridge: The Head & the Load

The artist talks about the performance piece to commemorate the First World.

TateShots

William Kentridge: ‘Art must defend the uncertain’

His studio in Johannesburg is a ‘vital physical and psychic space’ where he conceives and develops his ambitious projects

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Artist's talk: William Kentridge

Internationally renowned South African artist William Kentridge talks about his practice, which encompasses complex animated films based on charcoal drawings ...