William Kentridge on his place in the art world

Throughout his career, William Kentridge has been involved in politics, fine art, theater, film, and television—moving beyond the specific political issues of his native South Africa to address the human condition, exposing the nature of memory, emotion, and social conflict. He uses a distinctive technique: charcoal drawings that are photographed, erased, and redrawn many times to create evocative video animations that both tell stories and capture the act of drawing. These expressive images speak in many contexts, from Kentridges production of Mozarts The Magic Flute, presented at the Brooklyn Academy of Music, to three works first shown at the 2005 Venice Biennale that combine performance, moving image, animation, and music, now acquired by the Museum of Modern Art. A major exhibition of his work opens at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art in March 2009.

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[illadelphshep]

really enjoyed his exhibit in the MOMA.

[illadelphshep]

really enjoyed his exhibit in the MOMA.

[BradyDale]

I've been a fan of this guy for a long time, but I've never seen his face.

Got to be honest... no real clue what he said here, other than the fact that he didn't want to just do the completely abstract work.

Flummoxed.