2nd hand reading
Bibliographie
- Auteurs : Kentridge William (1955-....) ;
- ISBN : 978-0-9922263-1-2, 0-9922263-1-7
- Sujets : Art et littérature, Livres objets, Kentridge, William
- Comprend : Second hand reading, William Kentridge, Shorter Oxford English dictionary, Shorter Oxford English dictionary on historical principles
- Langue(s) : Anglais
- Description matérielle : 1 vol. (pagination multiple), : Ill. en coul., couv. ill., 28 cm
- Pays de publication : Afrique du Sud
Notes
Reproduction of an altered book created by drawing and painting in a copy of The shorter Oxford English dictionary on historical principles, second edition, volume I, A-M, with pages re-ordered ; The shorter Oxford English dictionary on historical principles, prepared by William Little, H.W. Fowler, J. Coulson, revised and edited by C.T. Onions, second edition volume I, A-M.
Résumé
South African artist William Kentridge draws on varied sources in his work, including philosophy, literature, early cinema, theatre and opera. This publication began life as a film constructed from a succession of drawings made in 2013 on the pages of old books; a second-hand reading in which books are translated into a filming of books, articulating the relationship between drawing, photography and film-making. It is both a narrative and an acknowledgement of the necessity of repetition, inconsistency and the illogical. Kentridge has made many flip books, but at 800 pages this is his most ambitious. He has also been making animated films for two decades.