Self-Portrait as a Coffee Pot

Self-Portrait as a Coffee Pot (2024)

April 17th, 20244h 37min

Documentary
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Overview

Prolific South African artist and filmmaker William Kentridge chronicles how he creates intricate, wall-sized charcoal drawings of the vistas from his childhood in Johannesburg and life-sized paintings of himself — all while ruminating on the puzzle of self-knowledge.


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