O sentimental machine / an exhibition featuring William Kentridge ; designed by Sabine Theunissen on the premises of the Baron von Liebieg Villa and the Städtische Galerie, Frankfurt am Main ; Vinzenz Brinkmann, Kristin Schrader (eds.) ; translation, George Frederick Takis.
Publisher:
Kerber Verlag,
Copyright Date:
2018
Description:
287 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), facsimiles, plans, portraits ; 22 cm. + 3 color cards + 1 folded sheet
Catalog of the exhibition "William Kentridge. O Sentimental Machine" held at Liebieghaus Skulpturensammlung, Frankfurt am Main, Germany, March 22 - August 26, 2018. Includes 3 color pictures in postcard format showing works by the artist and 1 supplement (accordion-style folded sheet) listing the "Works in the exhibition." Copyright shared with Liebieghaus Skulpturensammlung. Some illustrations include transparencies. Also issued in German. Translated from the German. Includes bibliographical references.
Summary:
William Kentridge superstar: The South African William Kentridge (*1955) is highly regarded internationally for his works, which he realizes with masterly ease. They combine the humoresque with the incidental and are always characterized by an engaged, critical stance. With the exhibition O Sentimental Machine, his works enter into further dialogue with the grand narratives of civilization based on the entire sculpture collection of the Liebieghaus, which spans 5,000 years. Kentridge understands how to subvert these narratives and simultaneously point out his own entanglements. The accompanying publication carries this historical and political moment forward in the format of a quasi-fictitious guide to the collection. Exhibition: Liebieghaus Skulpturensammlung, Frankfurt am Main, Germany (22.03.-26.08.2018).
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