South African · 1955 – present
William Kentridge
Kentridge turns charcoal drawing into animated film, opera and theatre. His work processes South Africa's apartheid history with tragicomic poetry.
Best-known works
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Where to see the work
- —MoMA, New York
- —Zeitz MOCAA, Cape Town
- —EYE Filmmuseum, Amsterdam
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