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William Kentridge
Phenakistascope,2000
4 colour lithograph hand printed maps from ‘Bacon’s popular atlas of the
World ‘(1893) and ‘The Oxford Atlas’(1951),
on Velin d’Arches Blanc paper.
Each print cut to a circle and attached to Gramophone record.
Phenakistascope constructed of metal shaft and handle.
Image diameter 29,2 cm
Object 80x50x50 cm
Edition 40/40
Courtesy of the artist and Moba-Nomad Gallery Brussels
Born in 1955 in Johannesburg, where he continues to live and work. He received a BA in Politics and African Studies at the University of the Witwatersrand and then a diploma in Fine Arts from the Johannesburg Art Foundation. Kentridge has earned international acclaim for his interdisciplinary practice, which often fuses drawing, film, and theater. Known for engaging with the social landscape and political background of his native South Africa, he has produced a searing body of work that explores themes of colonial oppression and social conflict, loss and reconciliation, and the ephemeral nature of both personal and cultural memory.
Major Survey and International Tour Schedule of the artist:
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art • March 14- May 31, 2009
Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth • July 11-September 27, 2009
Norton Museum of Art, West Palm Beach • November 7, 2009 through January 17, 2010
The Museum of Modern Art, New York • February 28 through May 17, 2010