Exhibit: William Kentridge: Universal Archive

Thu, January 16, 2020 10:00 AM - Wed, February 26, 2020 4:00 PM at RCAH LookOut Gallery, Snyder Hall 2nd Floor

The RCAH LookOut Gallery presents 

“William Kentridge: Universal Archive” 

Recent work by the renowned South African artist

Curated by Natalie Marsh, Ph.D., Director of the Gund Gallery at Kenyon College, with Gund Associates Virginia McBride and Hanna Washburn.

Join us for the opening reception 

Thursday, January 16, 4:00-7:00pm  

Light refreshments.

The RCAH LookOut Gallery presents “Universal Archive,” a touring exhibition of new work inspired during the writing of his North Lectures delivered at Harvard in 2012. In an expanding series of linocuts printed on dictionary pages, Kentridge explores the arbitrariness of the definitions and borders imposed by reason and colonial oppression. 

Also…

Wednesday, January 29 at 7pm, RCAH Theater: Wednesday Night Live (WNL) talk by Phil Sanders, master printmaker who has worked closely with Kentridge’s Johannesburg workshop, on Kentridge’s technique, politics, and career

Friday, January 31 at 7pm, Broad Art Museum: “Universal Archive: A selection of films by William Kentridge.” Short films by Kentridge from the 1990s to the present day, selected and presented by animation scholar Misha Mihailova

 

RCAH LookOut Art Gallery

The LookOut is always free and all are welcome.

Location
Residential College in the Arts and Humanities
Snyder-Phillips Hall, Second Floor
362 Bogue Street
East Lansing, Michigan 48825

Hours
Monday to Friday from noon to 3 p.m.

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RCAH LookOut Art Gallery

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Director of Exhibition Spaces
Tessa Paneth-Pollak, Ph.D.
tpaneth@msu.edu 

LookOut Preparator
Steven Baibak
baibakst@msu.edu