- Virginia MacKenny; ‘Artworks in Progress’; Michaelis School of Fine Arts journal; 2006, University of Cape Town 

Not for Data (2005) oil on canvas, 12-panel polyptych (each panel 700×700mm)
 
Surfacing - Levels of Flatness
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In Margaret Attwood’s ‘Surfacing’ the main protagonist plumbs the depths of her own being, and at the end of the novel, returning from a naked [...]

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In the past four years, William Kentridge’s work has received considerable exposure and acclaim in the United States. Sue Williamson summed up Kentridge’s trajectory when she observed that 12 years ago, Kentridge walked around New York City trying to persuade art galleries to look at his slides without success. Things have changed considerably. In 1998, [...]

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William Kentridge, a master at mixing obscure and diversely-rooted references in his multi-media, forays into the ambiguities of history and memory. “I’m interested in the way politics is at work in the diaries of personal events,” says Kentridge. “When one tries to find a coherent history in modern South Africa, it is all too often [...]

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At the time this print was made, the South African government had declared a state of emergency in the country, and state military forces were sent into black areas to suppress protest against apartheid.  ‘Casspir’ was the name given to an armoured military vehicle frequently used in these operations.
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Theatre has historically been a collective event where actors and audience alike can explore emotions and beliefs through an experience of poetry, dance and music. The ultimate product of great theater is a cathartic experience for the audience. Hoping to experience this emotional phenomenon, I ventured to the MCA on the first weekend of November [...]

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An impressive range of artistic reactions to the dramatic events in South Africa during and following the apartheid era…Apartheid and Today, an exhibit of art by contemporary South African artists, displays the work of artists who are involved in standing witness to social injustice and preserving the cultural richness of their communities.

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For art enthusiasts, one virtue of summer 2001 in New York is that it offers a William Kentridge extravaganza. While the New Museum of Contemporary Art continues its string of monographic exhibitions (it has held five such shows since last May) with the first American museum retrospective of Kentridge, Gracie Mansion will host a show [...]

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Luc Tuymans, a Belgian artist who emerged in the 1980s, is considered to be one of the most important contemporary painters. This comprehensive study of his work looks mainly at his paintings, for which he is best known, but also investigates his ventures into film. The book includes an interview with the artist and several [...]

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“…a handsome, dazzlingly produced art book …Vitamin P is better than a biennial, a convincing show of painting’s continuing ability to reinvent itself.” Vogue
The first in Phaidon’s successful ‘Vitamin’ series, Vitamin P provides a global overview of painting today. Representing the most current concerns and movements in contemporary painting, this striking book investigates the art [...]

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Vitamin D, the second book in Phaidon’s ‘Vitamin’ series, concerns contemporary drawing. Its excellent introduction acknowledges our primal connection with drawing as our earliest and most immediate form of image making. It relates the history of drawing from cave paintings to the revival it has enjoyed since the 1990s. 

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