William

Kentridge

Opens

Largest

Exhibition

in

the

UK

at

The

Royal

Academy

of

Arts

William Kentridge takes over the Royal Academy’s Main Galleries with the largest exhibition of his work ever staged in the UK — part of the Royal Academy’s acclaimed series of single-artist shows.

Spanning 40 years, the exhibition features important works, including charcoal drawings, animated films, a mechanical theatre, sculptures and tapestries.

While at times his work is semi-autobiographical, Kentridge uses history to highlight the inequities, barbarity, and absurdities of the modern world. A particular area of focus is the European colonisation of and the ongoing post-colonial legacy across the African continent.