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Book SynopsisSouth African artist William Kentridge (b. 1955) has become famous for his time-lapse animation movies and installations, as well as his activities as an opera and theater director. This book offers a unique selection of Kentridge's work curated for Sint-Janshospitaal in Brugesat 800 years one of Europe's oldest surviving hospital buildings organized around the themes of trauma,healing, and compassion. The book featuresan introduction by Margaret K. Koerner, and also includes essays by diverse distinguished contributors: Benjamin H. D. Buchloh considers Kentridge's alternate reception of the historical avant-garde from a perspective of exile;Joseph Leo Koernerexplores the artist's work as a self-styled process of working through in which the past simultaneously disfigures and redeems; andHarmon Siegel examines Kentridge's approach to film history. Distributed for MercatorfondsExhibition Schedule:Groeningemuseum, Bruges (10/21/17-02/25/18)
