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ncisively political and profoundly poetic, William Kentridge's protean artistic investigation continues in his beautiful series of tapestries begun in 2001. The tapestries stem from a series of drawings in which he conjured shadowy figures from

William Kentridge, a native of Johannesburg (b. 1955), is an internationally acclaimed artist whose multimedia works present an arresting and forceful commentary on the contemporary cultural and sociopolitical issues in South Africa. Inspired by

Event: Zona Franca – Free ZoneInstitution: Fundação Bienal do MercosulComment:

Event: Africa RemixInstitution: Centre Georges PompidouComment:

Event: Africa Remix, Art of a ContinentInstitution: Mori Art MuseumComment:

Event: "The Experience of Art: 51st Venice Biennale"Institution: Mori Art MuseumComment:

Event: Take Two. Worlds and ViewsInstitution: MoMA, NYComment:

In 2003 the Museum purchased Atlas Procession I, a print by William Kentridge, the first work by this internationally renowned South African artist in the SCMA collection. This fall, Kentridge is the subject of a major exhibition at SCMA, William

Event: Peripheral Look and Collective BodyInstitution: Museion BozenComment:

Event: "Moving Pictures" Guggenheim Museum, Bilbao; Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New YorkInstitution: Guggenheim MuseumComment: