William Kentridge, «More Sweetly Play the Dance»

More Sweetly Play the Dance by the South African artist William Kentridge (born Johannesburg, 1955) is a spectacular video installation measuring almost forty metres long. It presents an infinite procession of moving figures, a device regularly used by the artist to champion the individuality of every human being, the importance of the body and the power of dance to keep death at bay. This artwork, which comes from the collection of Fundación Sorigué, will be shown at the Museo Picasso Málaga as a guest piece.

The procession of people carrying their belongings or different objects evokes migratory movements resulting from outbreaks of war, the quest for utopias or climate threats, all based on the convictions of the artist himself, for whom: ‘[…] in the 21st century, human foot power is still the principal method of locomotion.’ More Sweetly Play the Dance combines two very important aspects of William Kentridge’s work: the moving image and groups of people.

William Kentridge is internationally recognised for his drawings, films, and theatre and opera productions. His working method combines drawing, writing, film, performance, music and theatre to create works of art based on politics, science, literature and history while maintaining a space for contradiction and uncertainty. Kentridge’s work has been shown in museums and galleries around the world, including the Museum of Modern Art in New York, the Musée du Louvre in Paris, and the Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofia in Madrid, among many others. He has participated several times in Documenta in Kassel (2012, 2002, 1997) and in the Venice Biennale (2015, 2013, 2005, 1999 and 1993). William Kentridge’s work is represented in both museums and private collections around the world.