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William Kentridge's drawings and films excavate the legacy and paradoxes of colonialism. KABOOM! is a three-channel work projected onto a model scaled to the stage of The Head & the Load. The Head & the Load, based on a Ghanian proverb, "tells the story of the nearly 2 million African porters and carriers used by the British, French and Germans during the First World War in Africa through music, dance, film projections, mechanised sculptures and shadow-play."
William Kentridge's drawings and films excavate the legacy and paradoxes of colonialism. KABOOM! is a three-channel work projected onto a model scaled to the stage of The Head & the Load. The Head & the Load, based on a Ghanian proverb, "tells the story of the nearly 2 million African porters and carriers used by the British, French and Germans during the First World War in Africa through music, dance, film projections, mechanised sculptures and shadow-play."
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| Installation view, William Kentridge @ Marian Goodman |
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| William Kentridge, Drawing for 'Wozzeck Opera', 2017 Charcoal and red pencil on paper collage Paper: 17 3/8 x 18 3/4 in. |
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| Still from William Kentridge, KABOOM!, 2018 3 channel HD film installation model stage; 18 min., paper props, found objects and 3 mini-projectors with stands Stage: 40 3/4 x 196 1/4 x 40 3/8 in |
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| Still from William Kentridge, KABOOM!, 2018 3 channel HD film installation model stage; 18 min., paper props, found objects and 3 mini-projectors with stands Stage: 40 3/4 x 196 1/4 x 40 3/8 in |
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| Installation view, William Kentridge |
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| William Kentridge, Drawing for 'Wozzeck Opera', 2017 Charcoal on paper Paper: 47 5/8 x 63 in. |