William Kentridge was born in 1955 in Johannesburg, and is considered South Africa’s most prominent artist. Since the 1980s, he has formed his artistic language from animated drawings, silhouette theater and film. The 2015 video installation More Sweetly Play the Dance spreads over 40 meters and eight screens, comprising a stunning cortege led by a brass band, followed by a group of walking-dancing animated figures drawn in charcoal, in Kentridge’s distinctive style. It continues with patients pushing intravenous poles, priests holding silhouettes of lilies over their heads, people dragging sacks, shadows of skeletons dancing along and more. Read more
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