William Kentridge: No It Is

Book Overview

No It Is documents two recent major presentations of work by South African artist William Kentridge (born 1955): his exhibition at the Martin-Gropius-Bau in Berlin and his performances at the Berliner Festspiele in summer 2016. This artist's book incorporates a libretto for a performed guided tour of the exhibition--a performance which is both a guide to the exhibition and an exhibit within it--and writings by or conversations with Kentridge about the two projects. The exhibition includes early drawings, animated films, installations, large-scale projections such as More Sweetly Play the Dance and theatrical pieces ranging from Winterreise , an evening of Schubert lieder, collaborations with the Handspring Puppet Company and chamber opera. In the performance series, titled Drawing Lessons , Kentridge discusses his working methods and his political context, from the Apartheid era to the present.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B09L2Z84NV
• ISBN13: 9783863359508
• Release Date: September 2016
• Publisher: Verlag der Buchhandlung Walther Konig
• Length: 250 Pages
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.3" x 10.6"