The Refusal of Time with collaboration of Philip Miller, Catherine Meyburgh and Peter Galison, Film Still. 2012. Courtesy William Kentridge, Marian Goodman Gallery, Goodman Gallery and Lia Rumma Gallery
Second Hand Reading, 2013, Courtesy William Kentridge, Marian Goodman Gallery, Goodman Gallery and Lia Rumma Gallery
The Refusal of Time with collaboration of Philip Miller, Catherine Meyburgh and Peter Galison, Film Still. 2012. Courtesy William Kentridge, Marian Goodman Gallery, Goodman Gallery and Lia Rumma Gallery
O Sentimental Machine, 2015, Courtesy William Kentridge, Marian Goodman Gallery, Goodman Gallery and Lia Rumma Gallery
Past Exhibition
21 September 2016 – 15 January 2017
Tickets from £11.95/£9.50 concs. Free with membership
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South African artist William Kentridge (b.1955, Johannesburg) is renowned for his animated expressionist drawings and films exploring time, the history of colonialism and the aspirations and failures of revolutionary politics.
In this major exhibition of six large-scale installations by the artist, music and drama are ruptured by revolution, exile and scientific advancement.
Highlights include the film work Second-hand Reading (2013), installation O Sentimental Machine (2015) and The Refusal of Time (2012), an immersive work created with composer Philip Miller, projection designer Catherine Meyburgh, choreographer Dada Masilo, scientist Peter Galison and collaborators from around the world.
The exhibition is co-produced with Museum der Moderne Salzburg, Austria and Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, Denmark and tours to the Whitworth University of Manchester, England.
William Kentridge: Thick Time is accompanied by a fully-illustrated publication. Price: £24.99.
Limited Edition art works created exclusively for the Whitechapel Gallery by William Kentridge.
William Kentridge: Thick Time is generously supported by:
Marian Goodman Gallery
The William Kentridge Exhibition Circle:
Vanessa Branson
Sakurako and William Fisher
Wendy Fisher
Goodman Gallery
Brenda K. Potter
Faisal Tamer and Sara Alireza
and those who wish to remain anonymous
With additional support from:
The Henry Moore Foundation
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