William Kentridge: Thick Time

William Kentridge: Thick Time

William Kentridge (born 1955) is a beloved figure, heralded for his work in drawing, film animation, sculpture and performance. Published to accompany a major exhibition which tours to four venues in Europe, <I>William Kentridge: Thick Time</I> undertakes an overview of the artist’s recent works, focusing on a sequence of five key pieces dating from 2003 to 2015. These encompass three immersive audiovisual installations, including <I>The Refusal of Time</I>, selected works on paper, and ideas for theatre and opera design.<br>The fully illustrated monograph includes new critical writings on each of the works presented by venue curators Iwona Blazwick and Sabine Breitwieser; Michael Juul Holm, head of publications at Louisiana Museum of Modern Art; Harvard art historian Joseph Koerner; Denise Wendel, a writer interested in the relationship between art, theater and music; and influential Harvard postcolonial studies academic Homi Bhabha. The volume also features a selected exhibition history and bibliography.