this is bbc news. we will have the headline straight after her talk. welcome to hardtalk with me zeinab badawi from south africa where my guest has been described as one of the world s greatest living artists. he is william kentridge and this is a major exhibition of his work in cape town. william kentridge is versatile, hard hitting and his talents span many different genres. but how has south africa s violent and racist past influenced his work as a white artist? william kentridge injohannesburg, welcome to hardtalk. william kentridge injohannesburg, welcome to hardtalk. zeinab, thank you very much and welcome to the studio in johannesburg. you were born injohannesburg in 1955, the son of two prominent anti apartheid lawyers, wow did growing up under apartheid affect you? i think because my parents were both very much aware anti apartheid struggle, from a young age i was aware of how unnatural south africa was. there was always a slight disjunction between myself and say, o
a warning that the coming decade will be the most dangerous and unpredictable since the end of the second world war. he denied he had any intention of using nuclear weapons in ukraine and accused the west of trying to destroy russia. now on bbc news it s hardtalk with zeinab badawi. welcome to hardtalk with me, zeinab badawi. my guest has been described as one of the world s greatest living artists. he is versatile, hard hitting and his talents span many different genres. the work of william kentridge is now being marked with the major exhibition here at the royal academy, in london. in 2020 i travelled to his studio injohannesburg, and i asked him how far south africa s violent, racist and difficult past has influenced his art. william kentridge, injohannesburg, welcome to hardtalk. zeinab, thank you very much and welcome to the studio in johannesburg. you were born injohannesburg in 1955, the son of two prominent anti apartheid lawyers. how did growing up under aparthei
and all the main news stories where my guest has been described as one of the world s greatest living artists. william kentridge is versatile, hard hitting and his talents span many different genres. the work is now being mark here at the royal academy in london. in 2020 and travelled to his studio injohannesburg. i asked him how far south africa s violent goat passes influences are. william kentridge injohannesburg, welcome to hardtalk. zeinab, thank you very much and welcome to the studio in johannesburg. you were born injohannesburg in 1955, the son of two prominent anti apartheid lawyers, wow did growing up under apartheid affect you? i think because my parents were both very much aware of and involved in legal questions around the anti apartheid struggle, from a young age i was aware of how unnatural south africa was. there was always a slight disjunction between myself and say, other people in the class whose parents took it as a natural. remember all white school, all
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