Lamont Gallery Presents – William Kentridge: Universal Archive

Renowned South African artist, William Kentridge, shares new work inspired during the writing of his Norton Lectures delivered at Harvard in 2012. In this expanding series, a familiar personal iconography is revisited – coffee pots, typewriters, cats, trees -- objects representing an intimate thematic repertoire appearing in art and stage productions throughout the artist’s career. Meticulously based on ink sketches, over 75 linocut prints shift from identifiable subject matter to deconstructed images of abstract marks on dictionary and encyclopedia pages, forming juxtapositions that suggest skepticism about the creative process and knowledge construction. William Kentridge: Universal Archive is organized for tour by the Gund Gallery at Kenyon College and is made possible, in part, by contributions from Alva Greenberg ’74, the Gund Gallery Board of Directors and Ohio Arts Council. Opening Reception: Friday, January 11, 5:30-7:30 pm Lamont Gallery programs are supported in part by the Michael C. Rockefeller ’56 Visiting Artists Fund. Events Opening reception of William Kentridge: Universal Archive Reception: Friday, January 11, 5:30-7:30 pm Lamont Gallery Join us for this free drop-in event. Light refreshments will be served. Lunch & Learn Wednesday, January 23, 12:30-1:30pm Lamont Gallery Join us for an explorative discussion on William Kentridge: Universal Archive. This body of work inspires in-depth conversations about the creative process. All are welcome and lunch will be provided. This event is free but space is limited. Please RSVP to gallery@exeter.edu by January 16, 2019. Animation Project Ongoing throughout exhibition Lamont Gallery Enjoy this hands-on opportunity to experience the same process used by artist William Kentridge in some of his projects: stop-action animation. Collaborate in creating a stop-action animation film using this time-honored, thoughtful process. There will be gallery support while you create.