William Kentridge

William Kentridge

William Kentridge. The hope in the charcoal cloud, 2014 retrieved from https://www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au/exhibitions/william-kentridge/ June 7, 2019

William Kentridge

William Kentridge (born 28 April 1955) is a South African artist best known for his prints, drawings, and animated films. 

Assessment Documents

Bibliography Guide

Use the guide below to correctly create a bibliography for any source you use. Make sure you choose the correct correct source (eg book, website) and follow that formatting. 

Artwork

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Felix Crying [1998-1999]Cambio [1999]

Artwork

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Art in State of Grace, Hope, Siege [1988]

Secondhand Reading [2013]

Secondhand Reading

William Kentridge

"One of the most powerful voices in art today"

William Kentridge emerged as an artist during the apartheid regime in South Africa. Grounded in the violent absurdity of that period in his country’s history, his artworks draw connections between art, ideology, history and memory

 

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Felix in Exile

This is Kentridge's fifth short animation film, made from 40 drawings. 

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William Kentridge's Work Explained

View the two-part documentary on Kentridge including his influences, themes, symbolism, metaphors and techniques of his work.

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Part 1

Part 2

The Mix - ClickView

South African artist William Kentridge on the alchemy of opera and animation; an experimental doco.

Casspirs Full of Love

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William Kentridge: Drawn from Africa

Click below to view a range of Kentridge's artworks in this educational resource designed for secondary students:

Sculpture

William Kentridge, Il cavaliere di Toledo
-2, Naples
[2012]

Films

  • 1989 Johannesburg, 2nd Greatest City After Paris (part of the Drawings for Projection)
  • 1990 Monument (part of the Drawings for Projection) 1991 Mine (part of the Drawings for Projection)
  • 1991 Sobriety, Obesity & Growing Old (part of the Drawings for Projection)
  • 1994 Felix in Exile (part of the Drawings for Projection) 1996 History of the Main Complaint (part of the Drawings for Projection)
  • 1996-97 Ubu Tells the Truth
  • 1998 Weighing... and Wanting (part of the Drawings for Projection)
  • 1999 Stereoscope (part of the Drawings for Projection)
  • 1999 Shadow Procession
  • 2001 Medicine Chest
  • 2003 Automatic Writing
  • 2003 Tide Table (part of the Drawings for Projection)
  • 2003 Journey to the Moon
  • 2011 Other Faces (part of the Drawings for Projection)
  • 2015 Notes Toward a Model Opera