The fourth of the woodcut art series now in exhibition
PARKWOOD – The fourth large-scale woodcut from Triumphs and Laments woodcut series by William Kentridge made in collaboration with David Krut Workshop opened 12 February.
David Krut Projects is pleased to invite residents to a showcase that unpacks the making of William Kentridge’s That which I do not remember, the fourth woodcut of five in the series of Triumphs and Laments woodcut series.
The showcase will be at the David Krut Workshop (DKW) in Parkwood. Since January 2016, Kentridge and the DKW team have been developing a series of large-scale woodcuts based on drawings Kentridge created for his 550-metre frieze installed along the banks of the Tiber River in Rome.
This exhibition follows the making of Triumphs and Laments woodcuts in 2017 which featured the making of the first three images Mantegna, The Flood, and Lampedusa. Over the course of the last three years, the first three woodcuts in this series of woodcuts have been exhibited in Paris, New York, Frankfurt, Cape Town, Sydney, and Boston. In anticipation of the series completion this year, David Krut Projects would like to celebrate the completion of the fourth work That which I do not remember.
Where all other images in the series were either adapted or drawn from the moments in Roman history, That which I do not remember is the only original image by Kentridge portrayed along the wall of the Tiber River. It is a black mass with the Italian phrase ‘quello che non ricordo’ which translates as ‘that which I do not remember’. Kentridge said, “This work is not only about the loss of memory, but also about the things that society wants us to forget.”
Kentridge invites the viewers to ‘fill the void of all things that we refuse to remember’.
In this follow-up exhibition, the complete making process of That which I do not remember is showcased for the first time in DKW project space in Johannesburg. Viewers can see first-hand how this woodcut has been constructed step-by-step.
On display will be publications showcasing the exhibitions of the Triumphs and Laments woodcuts series in Europe, North America, and Australia. Reference publications documenting the making of the first four woodcuts of the series and their corresponding assembly instruction booklets will also be available for sale.
Exhibition-related events:
- 23 February – Try your hand at carving and printing woodblocks – all day
- 2 March – Children’s workshop at 142A Jan Smuts Avenue, 11am – 2pm
- 7 March – 151 Print Archive tour of William Kentridge and DKW collaborations past, 6 pm
- 12 March – A conversation with DKW and WK Studio at Arts on Main, 264 Fox Street, 6 pm.
RSVP essential for all events.
For more information, please contact info-jhb@davidkrut.com or call 011 880 6368.
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