“I am interested in a political art, that is to say an art of ambiguity, contradiction, uncompleted gestures and uncertain ending - an art (and a politics) in which optimism is kept in check, and nihilism at bay.” ArtPoliticalOptimismChecksContradictionGesturesUncertainAmbiguityNihilismPolitical Art Book:William Kentridge Source: William Kentridge
“The drawings don't start with 'a beautiful mark'. It has to be a mark of something out there in the world. It doesn't have to be an accurate drawing, but it has to stand for an observation, not something that is abstract, like an emotion.” WorldArtBeautifulEmotionMarkDrawingObservationAbstractAccurate Book:William Kentridge Source: William Kentridge
“To say that one need art, or politics, that incorporate ambiguity and contradiction is not to say that one then stops recognizing and condemning things as evil. However, it might stop one being so utterly convinced of the certainty of one's own solutions. There needs to be a strong understanding of fallibility and how the very act of certainty or authoritativeness can bring disasters.” NeedsArtMightEvilStrongUnderstandingSolutionsConvincedDisasterCertaintyContradictionRecognizingAmbiguityCondemningFallibility Author:William Kentridge
