In 1989 Johannesburg-based artist William Kentridge began creating his series of hand-drawn films that focus on apartheid- and postapartheid-era South Africa. Kentridge's animated films are composed from his charcoal and pastel drawings, which he vigorously reworks, leaving traces of erasure, redrawing, and often highly visible pentimenti. He is also renowned for his theater-based work - complex multi¬media performances which combine puppets, animation, projection, and live action.
For his Deutsche Guggenheim Berlin commission, the artist created a new installation composed of a mechanized theater in miniature, animated film projections, charcoal drawings, and sculptural elements, collectively entitled Black Box / Chambre Noire. The development of visual technologies and the history of colonialism intersect in compelling ways in this work, which engages the history of the German colonial presence in Africa, allegorically articulated through the installation’s animated films, kinetic sculptural objects, and drawings. The artist considers the term black box in three senses: a black box theatre, a chambre noire as it relates to photography, and ”black box” referring to the flight data recorders used to record information in airline disasters.
Curators
Maria-Christina Villaseñor, Associate Curator of Film and Media Arts,
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York
Location
Deutsche Guggenheim
Unter den Linden 13/15
10117 Berlin
Opening hours
Daily 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Thursdays to 10 p.m.
Including MuseumsShop and KAFFEEBANK
Christmas Holidays:
24.12. closed
25.12. closed
31.12. from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
01.01. from 2 p.m. to 8 p.m.
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Catalogue and Edition
Special edition signed stereoscope viewer with stereoscopic cards by William Kentridge, ca. € 400
Admission
| Adults | | € 4 |
| reduced | | € 3 |
| Children under 12 | | Admission free |
| School classes | | Admission free |
| School classes with guided tours | | € 25 |
| Groups up to 20 | | € 35 |
| Family Card | | € 8 |
| Mondays | | Admission free |
Guided tours
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Lunch Lectures: Wednesdays at 1 p.m. (Guided tours on selected themes followed by a small lunch)
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art shop
700 articles ranging from catalogues to toys and art books for children; innovative design from Berlin and articles from the Guggenheim Museum stores in Bilbao, New York and Venice.
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Café
KAFFEEBANK
Drinks, brunch/snacks: varying menu
Public transport to the exhibition
Subway Stadtmitte (U2) or Französische Straße (U6)
S-Bahn Unter den Linden (S1, S2) or Friedrichstraße (S3, S5, S7, S9, S75)
Bus No.100, 147, 200
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