William Kentridge : being led by the Nose / Jane Taylor.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Taylor, Jane, 1956- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Kentridge, William, 1955---Criticism and interpretation.

Kentridge, William.

Shostakovich, Dmitriĭ Dmitrievich, 1906-1975. Nos.

Shostakovich, Dmitriĭ Dmitrievich.

Kentridge, William, 1955-.

Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.).

Nos (Shostakovich, Dmitriĭ Dmitrievich).

Opera--Stage-setting and scenery--New York (State)--New York.

Opera.

Opera--Stage-setting and scenery.

Criticism and interpretation.

New York (State)--New York.

Genre:

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Physical Description:

x, 163 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm

Place of Publication:

Chicago : The University of Chicago Press, 2017.

Summary:

South African artist William Kentridge's drawings, films, books, installations, and collaborations with opera and theater companies have established him as a world-class star in contemporary art, media, and theater. In 2010, and again in 2013, he staged Dmitri Shostakovich's 'The Nose' at the Metropolitan Opera; after the premiere, the New York Times noted that "Kentridge, who directed this production, helped design the sets and created the videos that animate the staging, received the heartiest bravos." In this book, Jane Taylor, Kentridge's friend and frequent collaborator, invites us to take an extraordinary behind-the-scenes look at his work for the show. Kentridge has long been admired for his unconventional use of conventional media to produce art that is stunning, evocative, and narratively powerful and how he works is as important as what he creates. This book is more than just a simple record of 'The Nose'. The opera serves as a springboard into a bracing conversation about how Kentridge's methods serve his unique mode of expression as a narrative and political artist. Taylor draws on his etchings, sculptures, and drawings to render visible the communication that occurs between his mind and hand as he thinks through the activity of making. Beautifully illustrated in color, William Kentridge offers striking insights about one of the most innovative artists of our present moment.

Contents:

Prologue

Nasal passages

Nose bleeds

A special theory of relativity

Object lessons

Collegiate assessments.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780226791203

0226791203

OCLC:

958781206