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Exhibition at Mudam Luxembourg presents new and recent works by William Kentridge
William Kentridge, Untitled, Leaning on Air, 2020. Courtesy the artist.
LUXEMBOURG
.-Mudam Luxembourg Musée dArt Moderne Grand-Duc Jean is presenting William Kentridge (b. 1955, Johannesburg), one of the most acclaimed artists of our time. Over the past four decades William Kentridge has created a major oeuvre across various artistic disciplines including performance, theatre and opera. This exhibition conceived for Mudam as part of Luxembourgs red bridge project presents new and recent works including drawings, works on paper, sculptures, new films, and sound and video installations.
Known for his animated films that employ charcoal drawings and a distinctive process of erasure and recovery, Kentridges expansive oeuvre is resolutely narrative in its treatment of themes intimately connected to history and the phenomena of memory and forgetfulness. Kentridge addresses these subjects throu