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William Kentridge: Exploring Identity through Art

Born in Johannesburg in 1955 to Jewish-Lithuanian parents involved in Civil Rights, Kentridge's art delves into South African cultural dualities. His works reflect a political undertone and a study of pre-democracy lives.

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William Kentridge: Exploring Identity through Art

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  1. William Kentridge

  2. Biography… • Born in Johannesburg South Africa 1955 • Of Jewish- Lithuanian descent • Parents were both prominent layers involved in major Civil rights and anti apartheid cases • He majored in politics and African studies • Co-founded Junction Ave Theater company in 1975 which was a non racial company devoted to political issues • Kentridge screen printed posters for black trade unions and student protests at university…

  3. South Africa • “One of the main themes then, and now, in South African art was the investigation of the myriad questions the representations of identity. When a government imposes classification against ones will, based on arbitrary racist categories, identity becomes a volatile subject.”- William Kentridge • In April of 1994 South Africa emerged as a country with a new identity. • A lot of Kentrides work is a study of the lives of many South Africans in the pre-democracy era.

  4. Drawings/film animations

  5. A hand-drawn still from a Kentridge animation (1998-99). Kentridge’s drawings and stop-motion videos often have a subtle but reflectively political undertone, investigating the cultural dualities of South Africa and the artist’s birth city of Johannesburg. Fine Arts Magazine

  6. MoMA on William Kentridge • http://moma.org/interactives/exhibitions/2010/williamkentridge/flash/index.html#videos http://moma.org/interactives/exhibitions/2010/williamkentridge/flash/index.html#videoshttp:// http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5_UphwAfjhk&feature=related • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m1oK5LMJ3zY&NR=1

  7. Opera • William Kentridge's "The Return of Ulysses,” Photo by Johan Jacobs.

  8. Puppetry • Kentridge’s collaboration with Handspring started in 1992 with the production of Woyzeck on the Highveld. Since then the collaboration has included Faustus in Africa!, Ubu and the Truth Commission, Zeno, Confessions of Zeno – On the left is a still from “Woyzeck on the Highveld” (1992)

  9. Links • moma.org/interactives/exhibitions/2010/williamkentridge/ • http://www.pbs.org/art21/specials/anythingispossible/ • http://www.pbs.org/art21/series/seasonfive/compassion.php • http://2009.eif.co.uk/conversations-william-kentridge • http://www.handspringpuppet.co.za/html/frameind.html • http://africasacountry.com/2010/03/02/william-kentridge-talks-opera/

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