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William Kentridge
dal 26/3/2004 al 31/5/2004
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Cornelia Heising



 
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26/3/2004

William Kentridge

K20 Kunstsammlung, Dusseldorf

Animated films


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The South African artist William Kentridge has become known in Europe and North America for his animated films that are based on charcoal drawings. The narratives reflect upon the profound, radical changes in South African society over recent decades. The central theme in his films is the individual within an interchange of desire, emotion and ethical responsibility. The identity of the individual is interpreted by the artist to be a product that comprises changing concepts of historical events. In this way, the question arises as to the social position of the artist and the role of artistic practice in today's world.

The exhibition includes films such as ''Felix in Exile'' (1994), ''Shadow Procession'' (1999) as well as more recent productions such as ''Zeno Writing'' (2002), ''Fragments for Georges Méliès'' (2003) and ''Tide Table'' (2003). Drawings, prints, photos and sculptures will be exhibited in an ''Archive Room'', supplemented by Kentridge with works by other artists who have inspired his creative development.

Organised by Castello di Rivoli, Museum of Contemporary Art in Turin, the Düsseldorf exhibition will also be on show at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Sydney, the Musée des Beaux-Arts in Montréal and the Johannesburg Art Gallery. The exhibition's curator is Carolyn Christov-Bakargiev, an authority on Kentridge who has already organised several exhibitions of the artist's works. The curator responsible for the show in Düsseldorf is Anette Kruszynski.

Kentridge's work has appeared at documenta X and XI and in the Düsseldorf exhibition, ''Ich ist etwas Anderes''. In autumn 2003, Kentridge was awarded the internationally renowned Goslarer Kaiserring. The Palais des Beaux-Arts in Brussels hosted an extensive retrospective of his work in 1998.

The Italian/English catalog (euro 38.00), together with a supplement containing a German translation (euro 3.00) features texts by William Kentridge, Carolyn Christov-Bakargiev and South African cultural theorist Jane Taylor. Both publications are available in the museum shop.

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