William Kentridge: More Sweetly Play the Dance

Exhibition details

Curation

Ruth Direktor
Assistant Curator: Galit Landau Epstein

Date

6/2/20-10/10/20

Location

Sam and Ayala Zacks Pavillion
Paulson Family Foundation Building

A spectacular procession of figures, silhouettes, drawings and sculptures make up this video installation by prominent South African artist William Kentridge (born in Johannesburg in 1955). The installation is an 8-screen video, depicting an endless procession in a loop, while brass band music plays in the background.

Video — A sneak peek at the exhibition with assistant curator Galit Landau Epstein
English Subtitles

Inspired by medieval danse macabre and African funeral processions, with the participation of South African dancer and choreographer Dada Masilo, with whom Kentridge often collaborates, More Sweetly Play the Dance, is stirring and evocative in its power, beauty and many allusions.

William Kentridge, More Sweetly Play the Dance, 2015, video still

courtesy of Wendy Fisher & A4 Arts Foundation

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