Artists William Kentridge and Tino Sehgal lined up for OGR centre in historic railway workshops After Berlin’s Hamburger Bahnhof and London’s Tate Modern, the trend for converting industrial buildings into contemporary art spaces looks set to continue in the northern Italian city of Turin. The Officine Grandi Riparazioni (OGR), an H-shaped complex of 19th-century […]
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Summer graffiti is a series of drawings that William engaged with when the school he went to attempts to raise some funds with his help. This gives the viewer a clue to the central position of the blackboard in the composition. It is also a reflection on his action of drawing and on our role […]
Pictures of the preparations in situ on the 21st and 22nd of January for the exhibition in Bordeaux. Were present: Mrs. and Mr. Lamire-Fabre, Christian Carbonnière, Guy Lenoir, Jonathan Hindson, Jordan Proctor and Pierre Lombart. […]
Presentation by Pierre on the 22nd of January during the private evening in Bordeaux at Arrêt sur l’Image-Galerie at 18 00. We can recognize Pierre’s usual gestures of Pierre animated by his passion for the Contemporary Art of Southern Africa. Long life to SAFFCA… […]
Published on 15 Nov 2016 Virtuoso artist William Kentridge treats the TEDxJohannesburg audience to a masterclass on his creative process. William’s practice is born out of a cross-fertilisation between mediums and genres. His work responds to the legacies of colonialism and apartheid, within the context of South Africa’s socio-political landscape. His aesthetics are drawn from […]
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Pierre Lombart shares with us his personal reading of this powerful and somehow truly autobiographical work by William Kentridge ‘Wanting to hold/ Needing to let go’ 2012 Medium: chalk, coloured paper, Drawing: Charcoal, Indian ink on workshop receipt book pages pinned to Vélin d’Arches 400gsm. Photographer: Thys Dullaart Collection: Privately Owned, SAFFCA Collection Image Courtesy: […]