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I always wonder how time disappears so fast - feels like yesterday when we posted about the upcoming William Kentridge Exhibition Five Themes and now the time is almost upon us! The Australian Centre for the Moving Image has recently sent us some information on the upcoming public programs which will no doubt sell out quickly so if you are interested in getting in early here is the info:
William Kentridge: Public Programs
Programs held from 4 March until 27 May 2012
Coinciding with the exhibition William Kentridge: Five Themes (8 March to 27 May), one of the world’s leading contemporary artists – William Kentridge – will inspire and take part in a series of public programs presented by the Australian Centre for the Moving Image (ACMI).
Nebula
Sunday 4 to Saturday 10 March, Opening times vary (Closed Wednesday 7 March)
Flinders Street Amphitheatre, Federation Square
Presented by Arts Access Victoria, Nebula is a revolution in inclusive design. It is Australia’s first portable and adaptive art space intentionally designed to meet the needs of artists with a disability.
Located alongside ACMI, Nebula provides an accessible and functional space for artists to create work, conduct workshops, mount exhibitions and invite public engagement.
The Nebula studio will also showcase animations that have been inspired by the works of William Kentridge.
Visitors are invited to watch the artists as they work during Artists in Residence sessions, explore the gallery, and attend a talk with Nebula creators Andrew Maynard Architects.
General Gallery Access
Monday 5 March, 10am – 4pm
Saturday 10 March, 10am – 12pm
Free Admission. Drop in.
Artists in Residence
Sunday 4 March, 1pm – 4pm
Tuesday 6 March, 1pm – 4pm
Thursday 8 March, 1.30pm – 4pm
Friday 9 March, 1pm – 4pm
Free Admission. Drop in.
Public Talk with Nebula creators Andrew Maynard Architects
Monday 5 March, 4pm
Nebula, Flinders Street Amphitheatre, Federation Square
Join Andrew Maynard Architects as they discuss the creation of Australia’s first portable arts space for artists with a disability. Free Admission. Tickets available on the day from the ACMI Tickets & Information Desk.
In Conversation with William Kentridge
Tuesday 6 March, 6.30pm
ACMI Cinemas
Join curator and art historian Mark Rosenthal in conversation with William Kentridge. An artist that has created a remarkable body of work ranging from drawings and films to prints, tapestries and sculptures, Kentridge’s work offers a fresh and distinctive glimpse of the daily lives of South Africans. Tickets on sale soon via acmi.net.au
Intermix: Nebula + Five Themes
Wednesday 7 March, 1pm
Flinders Street Amphitheatre, Federation Square
Enter Nebula – a dynamic portable arts space created for artists with a disability – and get animated. This hands-on workshop offers young folks 13 to 18 years old the opportunity to create a portion of a short film in collaboration with Nebula artists in the Nebula hub.
Inspired by the works of William Kentridge, the animations produced in this workshop will pay homage to the artist’s unique and distinctive techniques, and will be incorporated into an animated film created by Nebula to be released later in 2012.
Free admission but limited spots are available. Participants must register in advance via intermix@acmi.net.au
21st Century Museums: SFMOMA ‘Looking Back/Looking Forward’
Thursday 8 March, 4pm
ACMI Cinemas
Neal Benezra, Director of San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) – the first institution to exhibit William Kentridge: Five Themes – talks about the history of SFMOMA, its collections, exhibitions and architecture, and the museum’s future directions and expansion. Tickets on sale soon via acmi.net.au
Anti-Entropy: A Natural History of the Studio
Thursday 8 March, 6.30pm
ACMI Cinemas
A public lecture by William Kentridge, who will delve into the anti-entropic world of the artist’s studio and its ability to provide a safe place for productive stupidity. Tickets on sale soon via acmi.net.au
Video Garden: Art Day South Film Works
Thursday 8 March to Sunday 27 May
Video Garden, ACMI
Experience a collection of short films by artists with a disability from the Art Day South collective. Ranging from hand drawn animation to digital works made with custom software and motion tracking technology, the collection includes new works inspired by William Kentridge.
William Kentridge Curator Tours
Thursday 29 March, 2pm
Thursday 19 April, 2pm
Thursday 3 May, 2pm
Gallery 1, ACMI
ACMI Curator Sarah Tutton and Assistant Curator Ulanda Blair will share their perspectives on various works in the exhibition, exploring the five key themes found in William Kentridge’s work. Free with an exhibition ticket.
William Kentridge: Creative Animation
Saturday 28 April, 10am
Studio 2, ACMI
Inspired by the work of William Kentridge, this workshop will explore how hand drawn animation can be created from drawings and cut out images. Participants will put together backgrounds, design characters, and learn through step-by step-tutorials how to animate their work using desktop computers and stop motion software. Tickets on sale soon via acmi.net.au
On Apartheid
Wednesday 2 May, 6.30pm
ACMI Cinemas
Reflecting the themes of the William Kentridge exhibition, human rights lawyer and activist Andrea Durbach presents a screening of A Common Purpose and a discussion of her experience of Apartheid. Indigenous consultant Jason Eades will also explore some of Australia’s separatist practices of the past. Tickets on sale soon via acmi.net.au
William Kentridge: Degrees of Separation
Sunday 27 May, 2pm
Studio 1, ACMI
Three presentations from Prof Jill Bennet, Dr Anne Rutherford and curator Victoria Lynn will explore the work of William Kentridge – the themes of his work, the mediums he explores and his distinctive creative process - drawing from the speakers’ intimate knowledge of the artist’s work. Tickets on sale soon via acmi.net.au
William Kentridge: Five Themes premieres in Australia after travelling to San Francisco, New York, Paris, Vienna, Jerusalem and Moscow. The exhibition explores five key themes that have captivated Kentridge throughout his career.
Well known for his stop motion films of charcoal drawings, Kentridge’s multi-disciplinary approach will be showcased through over 60 works ranging from animations, drawings and prints to theatre models, sculptures and books.
Born in 1955 in South Africa, and continuing to reside in his hometown of Johannesburg, Kentridge is highly regarded for a body of work that reveals strong links to the social and political environment of his home country. Tackling issues of colonial oppression, reconciliation, and the transient nature of individual and shared memory, his work deftly combines the political with the poetic.
William Kentridge: Five Themes is exhibited exclusively in Australia in Gallery 1 at ACMI from Thursday 8 March until Sunday 27 May, 2012. Tickets for the exhibition are on sale now via acmi.net.au
