William Kentridge Calendar

Current Events

William Kentridge: History on One Leg

History on One Leg
December 21, 2024 – April 17, 2025

A4 Arts Foundation, Cape Town

William Kentridge: More Sweetly Play the Dance

More Sweetly Play the Dance
November 21, 2024 – April 20, 2025

Museo Picasso, Málaga

William Kentridge: The True Size of Africa

The True Size of Africa
November 9, 2024 – August 17, 2025

Völklinger Hütte, Völklingen

William Kentridge: I am not me, the horse is not mine

I am not me, the horse is not mine
October 24, 2024 – January 12, 2025

Galeria Arsenal, Bialystok, Poland

William Kentridge: William Kentridge

William Kentridge
October 22, 2024 – July 30, 2025

Fundació Sorigué, Lleida

William Kentridge: Arte Povera

Arte Povera
October 9, 2024 – January 20, 2025

Bourse de Commerce Pinault Collection, Paris

William Kentridge: Tuning In – Acoustique de l’émotion

Tuning In – Acoustique de l’émotion
October 3, 2024 – August 25, 2025

Foundation of the International Red
Cross and Red Crescent Museum,
Geneva

William Kentridge: In Memory

In Memory
July 5, 2024 – February 22, 2025

Utah Museum of Contemporary Art, Salt Lake City

William Kentridge: Je n’attends plus

Je n’attends plus
June 29, 2024 – January 12, 2025

Luma Foundation, Arles

William Kentridge: Life in Print: William Kentridge and Pablo Picasso

Life in Print: William Kentridge and Pablo Picasso
May 10 – December 29, 2024

Remai Modern, Saskatoon

Forthcoming Events

William Kentridge: To Cross One More Sea

To Cross One More Sea
January 25 – March 20, 2025

Goodman Gallery, Johannesburg

William Kentridge: Faustus in Africa!

Faustus in Africa!
February 26 – March 22, 2025

Baxter Theatre, Cape Town

 

William Kentridge: Wozzeck

Wozzeck
April 25  – May 16, 2025

Canadian Opera Company
Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts, Toronto

William Kentridge: William Kentridge

William Kentridge
June 28, 2025 – April 26, 2026

Yorkshire Sculpture Park, West Bretton

William Kentridge: From Dawn Till Dusk:  The Shadow in Contemporary Art

From Dawn Till Dusk: The Shadow in Contemporary Art
July 3, – November 2, 2025

Kunstmuseum Bonn, Bonn

William Kentridge: Listen to the Echo

Listen to the Echo
September 4, 2025 – January 18, 2026

Museum Folkwang, Essen

William Kentridge: Listen to the Echo

Listen to the Echo
September 6, 2025 – January 18, 2026

Staatliche Kunstsammlungen, Dresden

Past Events

William Kentridge: The Great Yes, The Great No

The Great Yes, The Great No
December 5 – 8, 2024

US Première
Arsht Center, Miami

 

William Kentridge: Oh To Believe in Another World

Oh To Believe in Another World
October 18-19, 2024

Gran Teatre del Liceu, Barcelona

 

William Kentridge: A Shadow of a Shadow

A Shadow of a Shadow
September 28 – December 8, 2024

Sharjah Art Foundation, Sharjah
Bait Al Serkal Arts Square

William Kentridge: Ursonate

Ursonate
July 17, 2024

Impulstanz Festival
Odeon Theater, Vienna

 

William Kentridge: The Great Yes, The Great No

The Great Yes, The Great No
July 16 – 18, 2024

Austrian Première
Impultanz Festival
Burgtheater, Vienna

 

William Kentridge: William Kentridge & Homi K. Bhabha in Conversation

William Kentridge & Homi K. Bhabha in Conversation
July 10, 2024

La Grande Halle, Parc des Ateliers
LUMA Foundation, Arles

William Kentridge: The Great Yes, The Great No

The Great Yes, The Great No
July 7 – 10, 2024

WORLD PREMIÈRE
Grande Halle Ouest
Luma Foundation, Arles
in partnership with Festival d’Aix-en-Provence

 

William Kentridge: An Evening with William Kentridge

An Evening with William Kentridge
July 4, 2024

Théâtre Antique, Arles

William Kentridge: Art in the Park XXII

Art in the Park XXII
June 10 – July 21 , 2024

Baur Au Lac, Zürich

William Kentridge: William Kentridge

William Kentridge
May 4 – September 1, 2024

Taipei Fine Arts Museum, Taipei

William Kentridge: Self-Portrait as a Coffee Pot

Self-Portrait as a Coffee Pot
April 17 – November 24, 2024

Arsenale Institute for Politics of Representation, Venice

William Kentridge: Day Will Break More Than Once

Day Will Break More Than Once
April 10 – May 29, 2024

Annandale Galleries, Sydney

 

William Kentridge: Waiting To Forget Something

Waiting To Forget Something
March 27 – May 25, 2024

Galleria Lia Rumma, Naples

 

William Kentridge: The Refusal of Time

The Refusal of Time
February 28 – September 1, 2024

Louisiana Museum
Humlebæk, Denmark

William Kentridge: 11 Drawings for Projection, Journey to the Moon & Second-hand Reading

11 Drawings for Projection, Journey to the Moon & Second-hand Reading
February 27 – March 3, 2024

Jo’burg Film Festival, Johannesburg

William Kentridge: More Sweetly Play the Dance

More Sweetly Play the Dance
January 25 – 28, 2024

EVI Lichtungen
International Light Art Biennale
BWV Wohnquartier, Hildesheim

William Kentridge: William Kentridge & Judith Butler in Conversation

William Kentridge & Judith Butler in Conversation
January 25, 2024

École Normale Supérieure, Paris
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William Kentridge: A Natural History of the Studio

A Natural History of the Studio
January 17 – February 21, 2024

Slade Lecture Series
University of Oxford
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William Kentridge: Oh To Believe in Another World

Oh To Believe in Another World
December 2, 2023

Wiener Konzerthaus
Vienna, Austria

 

William Kentridge: What Have They Done with All the Air?

What Have They Done with All the Air?
November 25, 2023 – January 20, 2024

Goodman Gallery, Cape Town

 

William Kentridge: Oh To Believe in Another World

Oh To Believe in Another World
December 1, 2023

Die Angewandte, Flux 2
Vienna

 

William Kentridge: On the Making of Oh To Believe in Another World

On the Making of Oh To Believe in Another World
December 1, 2023

Auditorium, Die Angewandte
Vienna

 

William Kentridge: Oh To Believe in Another World

Oh To Believe in Another World
November 18 – 19, 2023

Hong Kong Sinfonietta
HK City Hall Concert Hall

 

William Kentridge: Sibyl

Sibyl
November 2 – 4, 2023

Sydney Opera House
Joan Sutherland Theatre

 

William Kentridge: Paraventi

Paraventi
October 26, 2023 – February 26, 2024

Fondazione Prada
Milan

 

William Kentridge: You Whom I Could Not Save

You Whom I Could Not Save
October 7, 2023 – January 12, 2024

Palazzo Branciforte, Palermo

 

William Kentridge: Oh To Believe in Another World

Oh To Believe in Another World
September 13 – October 21, 2023

Marian Goodman Gallery, New York

 

William Kentridge: William Kentridge: In Praise of Shadows

William Kentridge: In Praise of Shadows
June 25 – September 10, 2023

The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Audrey Jones Beck Building

William Kentridge: Sibyl

Sibyl
June 19 – 21, 2023

Wiener Festwochen, Vienna

 

William Kentridge: Kentridge Film Programme

Kentridge Film Programme
June 5 – 10, 2023

Animafest, Zagreb

William Kentridge: Sibyl

Sibyl
May 27 – 28, 2023

Teatros del Canal, Madrid

 

William Kentridge: The Head & the Load

The Head & the Load
April 21 – May 6, 2023

Jo’burg Theatre, Johannesburg

William Kentridge: Sibyl

Sibyl
March 17 – 19, 2023

Cal Performances
University of California, Berkeley

 

William Kentridge: Forms of Life: William Kentridge & Judith Butler in Conversation

Forms of Life: William Kentridge & Judith Butler in Conversation
March 16, 2023

Osher Theatre at BAMPFA, Berkeley
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William Kentridge: Arion Artist Talk: William Kentridge & Adam Hochschild

Arion Artist Talk: William Kentridge & Adam Hochschild
March 11, 2023

Arion Press | Grabhorn Institute, San Francisco
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William Kentridge: Ursonate

Ursonate
March 10, 2023

Cal Performances
University of California, Berkeley

 

William Kentridge: Orchestrating Time : The Films of William Kentridge

Orchestrating Time : The Films of William Kentridge
09 March – 02 April, 2023

Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive
University of California, Berkeley

William Kentridge: Sibyl

Sibyl
February 11 – 15, 2023

Théâtre du Châtelet, Paris

 

William Kentridge: William Kentridge and Walter Murch in Conversation

William Kentridge and Walter Murch in Conversation
February 3, 2023

SO | The Academy for the Less Good Idea, Maboneng
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William Kentridge: The Head & the Load

The Head & the Load
December 1 – 3, 2022

Ziff Ballet Opera House, Miami
presented by the Adrienne Arsht Center

 

William Kentridge: Studio Life Gravures

Studio Life Gravures
November 19, 2022 – 15 February, 2023

David Krut Projects, Johannesburg

William Kentridge: To What End?

To What End?
November 18, 2022

Barbro Osher Theater
Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive, Berkeley
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William Kentridge: The Un-Private Collection: William Kentridge + Claudia Rankine

The Un-Private Collection: William Kentridge + Claudia Rankine
November 13, 2022

Zipper Hall at The Colburn School, Los Angeles
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William Kentridge: William Kentridge: In Praise of Shadows

William Kentridge: In Praise of Shadows
November 12, 2022 – April 9, 2023

The Broad, Los Angeles

William Kentridge: Finding the Less Good Idea

Finding the Less Good Idea
November 8, 2022

Milwaukee Art Museum, Milwaukee
in association with the Warehouse Art Museum, Milwaukee
View recording

William Kentridge: William Kentridge and Samira Ahmed in Conversation

William Kentridge and Samira Ahmed in Conversation
November 3, 2022

Benjamin West Lecture Theatre
Royal Academy of Arts, London

William Kentridge: William Kentridge: In Praise of Shadows

William Kentridge: In Praise of Shadows
November 12, 2022 – April 9, 2023

The Broad, Los Angeles

William Kentridge: Self-Portrait as a Coffee Pot

Self-Portrait as a Coffee Pot
October 7, 2022

London Film Festival, ICA London

William Kentridge: Ursonate

Ursonate
September 28, 2022

Benjamin West Lecture Theatre
Royal Academy of Arts, London

William Kentridge: William Kentridge at the Royal Academy

William Kentridge at the Royal Academy
September 24 – December 11, 2022

Royal Academy of Arts, London

William Kentridge: Words, Ah Yes, Words: Text and Image

Words, Ah Yes, Words: Text and Image
September 22, 2022

The Rothschild Foundation Lecture
Benjamin West Lecture Theatre
Royal Academy of Arts, London

William Kentridge: Self-Portrait as a Coffee Pot

Self-Portrait as a Coffee Pot
September 12 – 16, 2022

Toronto International Film Festival, Toronto

William Kentridge: William Kentridge: See for Yourself

William Kentridge: See for Yourself
July 8 – December 16, 2022

Warehouse Art Museum, Milwaukee

William Kentridge: William Kentridge: Tapestry, drawing, etching, bronze film

William Kentridge: Tapestry, drawing, etching, bronze film
July 5 – 23, 2022

Australian Galleries, Melbourne

William Kentridge: WJK @ WAM & Wits 100

WJK @ WAM & Wits 100
June 21 – August 12, 2022

Wits Art Museum, Johannesburg

William Kentridge: SprigionArti

SprigionArti
May 27 – December 31, 2022

Palazzo D’Avalos, Procida

 

William Kentridge: Oh To Believe In Another World

Oh To Believe In Another World
June 29 – 30, 2022

Teatro Grande del Parco Archeologico di Pompei, Pompeii

 

William Kentridge: Oh To Believe In Another World

Oh To Believe In Another World
June 15 – 16, 2022

Lucerne Symphony Orchestra, Lucerne

 

William Kentridge: The Dream of Ulysses

The Dream of Ulysses
April 30 – October 16, 2022

Villa Carmignac, Porquerolles Island, France

William Kentridge: Opera Opera

Opera Opera
April 27  – August 22, 2022

PalaisPopulaire, Berlin

William Kentridge: Sibyl

Sibyl
April 22 – 24, 2022

Barbican Theatre, London

 

William Kentridge: Weigh All Tears

Weigh All Tears
March 17 – May 29, 2022

Hauser & Wirth, Hong Kong

 

William Kentridge: Points of Resistance IV: Skills for Peace

Points of Resistance IV: Skills for Peace
April 8  – May 1, 2022

Zionskirche, Berlin

William Kentridge: New Acquisitions

New Acquisitions
April 12  -August 29, 2022

Louisiana Museum, Humlebæk, Denmark

William Kentridge: From South Africa: Santu Mofokeng, William Kentridge, Banele Khoza

From South Africa: Santu Mofokeng, William Kentridge, Banele Khoza
February 19 – May 1, 2022

Kunsthaus Göttingen, Göttingen

William Kentridge: I am not me, the horse is not mine

I am not me, the horse is not mine
March 26 – June 26, 2022

Orange Regional Gallery, Orange, New South Wales, Australia

William Kentridge: Expired: Kinetismus: 100 Years of Art & Electricity

Expired: Kinetismus: 100 Years of Art & Electricity
February 22  – June 19, 2022

Kunsthalle Praha, Prague

William Kentridge: Expired: Resist, again

Expired: Resist, again
February 18  – May 15, 2022

Musée Cantonal des Beaux-Arts, Lausanne

William Kentridge: Singer Solo

Singer Solo
December 17, 2022 – February 5, 2023

Tarmak22, Gstaad and Gstaad Palace

William Kentridge: Expired: William Kentridge: That Which We Do Not Remember

Expired: William Kentridge: That Which We Do Not Remember
January 22  – November 30, 2022

M.K. Čiurlionis Museum of Art, Kaunas, Lithuania

William Kentridge: Feeling the Stones: The First Ad-Diriyah Biennial

Feeling the Stones: The First Ad-Diriyah Biennial
December 10, 2021  – March 11, 2022

JAX district, Ad Diriyah, Riyadh

William Kentridge: Sibyl

Sibyl
November 14, 2021  – February 13, 2022

Certosa e Museo di San Martino, Naples

William Kentridge: William Kentridge: Tapestries

William Kentridge: Tapestries
November 3 – December 11, 2021

Annandale Galleries, Sydney

William Kentridge: Waiting for the Sibyl

Waiting for the Sibyl
October 26 – 30, 2021

Royal Dramatic Theatre, Stockholm

William Kentridge: Finally Memory Yields

Finally Memory Yields
October 19  – November 27, 2021

Marian Goodman Gallery, Paris

William Kentridge: William Kentridge: Frieze Masters 2021

William Kentridge: Frieze Masters 2021
October 13 – 17, 2021

Regent’s Park, London

William Kentridge: Waiting for the Sibyl

Waiting for the Sibyl
August 25 – 26, 2021

Summer Nostos Festival, Athens

William Kentridge: Waiting for the Sibyl

Waiting for the Sibyl
June 11 – 13, 2021

Grand Théâtre de Luxembourg

William Kentridge: Paper Music
William Kentridge: William Kentridge: The Colander

William Kentridge: The Colander
May 29 – September 4, 2021

Griffin Art Projects, Vancouver

William Kentridge: Il Ritorno d’Ulisse

Il Ritorno d’Ulisse
May 29 – 30, 2021

Philharmonie Luxembourg

William Kentridge: City on the Edge: Art and Shanghai at the Turn of the Millennium

City on the Edge: Art and Shanghai at the Turn of the Millennium
May 22  – July 11, 2021

UCCA Edge, Shanghai

William Kentridge: A Guided Tour of the Exhibition: For Soprano with Handbag

A Guided Tour of the Exhibition: For Soprano with Handbag
May 15 – 16, 2021

Mudam, Luxembourg

William Kentridge: Making Prints: Selected Editions 1998 – 2021

Making Prints: Selected Editions 1998 – 2021
March 16 – April 17, 2021

Marian Goodman Gallery, New York

William Kentridge: More Sweetly Play the Dance

More Sweetly Play the Dance
February 13 – August 30, 2021

Mudam, Luxembourg

William Kentridge: Waiting for the Sibyl

Waiting for the Sibyl
October 26 – 30, 2021

Royal Dramatic Theatre, Stockholm

William Kentridge: William Kentridge: Universal Archive

William Kentridge: Universal Archive
January 5 – May 22, 2021

University of Wyoming Art Museum, Laramie

William Kentridge: Why Should I Hesitate: Putting Drawings To Work

Why Should I Hesitate: Putting Drawings To Work
October 23, 2020 – August 1, 2021

Deichtorhallen, Hamburg

William Kentridge: Conversation with Nalini Malani for CCCB

Conversation with Nalini Malani for CCCB
October 10, 2020

View recording

William Kentridge: That Which Is Not Drawn

That Which Is Not Drawn
October 9, 2020 – February 21, 2021

Centre de Cultura de Contemporània de Barcelona

William Kentridge: City Deep

City Deep
October 6 – November 12, 2020

Goodman Gallery, Johannesburg

William Kentridge: Susan T. Marx Distinguished Lecture Series for University of Pennsylvania

Susan T. Marx Distinguished Lecture Series for University of Pennsylvania
October 2, 2020

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William Kentridge: Conversation with Carolyn Christov-Bakargiev

Conversation with Carolyn Christov-Bakargiev
September 20, 2020

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William Kentridge: Conversation with Ruti Direktor for Tel-Aviv Museum of Art

Conversation with Ruti Direktor for Tel-Aviv Museum of Art
September 13, 2020

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William Kentridge: William Kentridge: Breathe

William Kentridge: Breathe
September 10  – November 17, 2020

Chiesa di San Domenico, Alba