WILLIAM KENTRIDGE (SA, 1955 - )
'DRAWING FROM STEREOSCOPE' - DETAIL SOHO ECKSTEIN
1999
PHOTOLITHOGRAPH ON CARDSTOCK PAPER
WITH MATTBOARD + FOAMCORE BACKING
CARD SIZE : 13CM X 20,8CM
MATTBOARD SIZE : 27CM X 36,5CM
UNFRAMED
CONDITION : MINT
Soho Eckstein is a fictional character created by South African artist William Kentridge. He is a recurring figure in Kentridge's drawings, prints, and animated films, representing the artist's alter ego and symbolizing the complexities of human nature. Soho Eckstein is often depicted as a balding, middle-aged man with a suit and tie, embodying the tensions between rationality and emotion, order and chaos. Through Soho Eckstein, Kentridge explores themes of identity, morality, and the human condition, drawing from his own experiences and observations of post-apartheid South Africa.
William Kentridges animated film, Stereoscope, is the eighth in a decade-long series featuring Soho Eckstein. The fictional Soho evolves through the films and through time, but continues to suggest the archetypal businessman always identifiable by his pin-striped suit. Stereoscope was first shown as a solo project at the Museum of Modern Art in New York in April 1999 along with drawings used in making the film. Since then it has been exhibited at the 48th Venice Biennale (June to November 1999) and at Kunstforeningen in Copenhagen (June, July 1999), and Neue Galerie am Landesmuseum Joanneum, Graz (September 1999).
"Stereotypes & Palimpsests", Solo Exhibition Goodman Gallery, 1999
This exhibition showcases William Kentridge's thought-provoking works from 1999, exploring themes of memory, history, and representation. Featured are drawings, prints, stop-motion animations, and sculptures that layer and erase images, blurring boundaries between reality and fiction.
The exhibition's central works, "Stereoscope" (1998-1999) and "Palimpsest" (1998), challenge historical narratives and stereotypes. Kentridge's signature style, combining drawing, erasure, and re-drawing, reveals hidden narratives and probes colonialism and apartheid.
As Kentridge states, "the drawings are not just images, but also records of the process of thinking, of the activity of drawing." This collection offers a unique glimpse into the artist's contemplation on the human condition.
William Kentridge is a South African artist known for his prints, drawings, and animated films. He was born in Johannesburg in 1955 and studied at the University of the Witwatersrand and the Johannesburg Art Foundation. Kentridge's work often explores the political and social issues of his native South Africa, as well as broader themes of time, memory, and history. He is considered one of the most important contemporary artists working today.
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