William Kentridge

"Waldsee 1944: Budapest / Soweto"

2003

Jasper Johns (American, b. 1930), "Viola Black State", Lithograph in Colors on Arjomari Paper, 1972, printed and published by Gemini, G.E.L., Los Angeles, C...

Gyorgy Kepes (Hungarian-born/American, 1906-2001), "Magnetic Fields", Gelatin Silver Print, 1938, likely printed later, apparently unsigned, silvered wood frame. Image: 8" H x 6" W; ...

Gyorgy Kepes (Hungarian-born/American, 1906-2001), Untitled [Abstract Composition], Gelatin Silver Print, 1938, likely printed later, apparently unsigned, silvered wood frame. Image:...

John Egerton Christmas Piper, C.H. (British, 1903-1992), "Eye and Camera: Blue and Red", Serigraph in Colors on Paper, circa 1975, marked "A/P" lower left and signed in pencil lower ...

William Kentridge (b. 1955) is an internationally acclaimed South African artist renowned for his dynamic prints, drawings, large-scale installations, and animated films. Through his...

William Kentridge (b. 1955) is an internationally acclaimed South African artist renowned for his dynamic prints, drawings, large-scale installations, and animated films. Kentridge balances universal experiences with the complexity of South African political history and society. Born in Johannesburg to two prominent lawyers active in anti-apartheid efforts, Kentridge’s proximity to the dissolution of apartheid gave him a unique social sensitivity. His upbringing would shape the socio-political lens that informed his work as an artist. Kentridge is somewhat of a polymath. Having pursued formal education across politics, fine art, miming, and theater, it comes as no surprise that his work cannot be contained to the bounds of a single medium. Charcoal and ink are often his first tools for creation. The density, darkness and texture of the medium is instantly recognizable throughout his oeuvre.. Click here to learn more about Kentridge’s artist process from inside his Johannesburg studio. "Scribble Cat" is a paradigm of Kentridge's work and is instantly recognizable for its strong aesthetic and composition of layered pages. Kentridge's interest in cats stems back to his childhood when the prominent South African artist Cecil Skotnes...

William Kentridge (b. 1955) is an internationally acclaimed South African artist renowned for his dynamic prints, drawings, large-scale installations, and animated films. Through his...

William Kentridge (b. 1955) is an internationally acclaimed South African artist renowned for his dynamic prints, drawings, large-scale installations, and animated films. Through his...