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In Defence of Optimism | Slade Lecture No. 6
Recorded lecture by William Kentridge
Delivered at the South School, Examination Schools, University of Oxford, UK, 21.2.2024
In Defence of Optimism | Slade Lecture No. 6 © Courtesy of Kentridge Studio
This lecture is about the optimism inherent in working in the studio. An optimism present in the very act of making a work. An optimism of agency in the arm moving across the paper. Whether the drawing is a jar of peonies or a bleak landscape, the very act of making something rather than leaving the paper blank implies (amongst many other things to be sure) a confidence in some future.
In Defence of Optimism, William Kentridge
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In Defence of Optimism, William Kentridge
Courtesy of Kentridge Studio
In Defence of Optimism, William Kentridge
Courtesy of Kentridge Studio
In Defence of Optimism, William Kentridge
Courtesy of Kentridge Studio