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William Kentridge — South African Shadow Quartet
William Kentridge

South African Shadow Quartet

Four monumental bronze figures cast elongated shadows that merge and overlap, evoking the layered histories and complex identities of post-apartheid South Africa. Kentridge employs his signature language of shadow and silhouette, transforming the heavy permanence of bronze into something fluid and transient. The quartet suggests both individual presence and collective memory, embodying the tensions between erasure and remembrance that define the nation's ongoing reckoning with its past.

Medium
bronze

🔨 Auction Lot

20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale

June 28, 2016

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William Kentridge, South African Shadow Quartet

Four monumental bronze figures cast elongated shadows that merge and overlap, evoking the layered histories and complex identities of post-apartheid South Africa. Kentridge employs his signature language of shadow and silhouette, transforming the heavy permanence of bronze into something fluid and transient. The quartet suggests both individual presence and collective memory, embodying the tensions between erasure and remembrance that define the nation's ongoing reckoning with its past.

Medium
bronze
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Acclaimed Artist, Quartet Series, Bronze Sculpture, Male Artist, South African Artist, Conceptual Art, Contemporary Artist, Dark Tones, Monumental Sculpture, Figurative Art, Political Art, Shadow Imagery, Expressionist Style, Post-Apartheid Art, Somber Mood

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