More Sweetly Play the Dance
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More Sweetly Play the Dance is a multi-channel video installation by South African artist William Kentridge that presents a haunting, processional meditation on politics, mortality, and collective struggle through animated drawings and silhouetted figures.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
artwork
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multi-channel video installation ⓘ video installation ⓘ |
| artisticStyle |
charcoal sketch aesthetic
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hand-drawn animation ⓘ shadow play ⓘ |
| artMovement | contemporary South African art ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | South Africa ⓘ |
| creator | William Kentridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depicts |
dancers
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marching figures ⓘ musicians ⓘ people carrying possessions ⓘ people pulling medical drips ⓘ refugee-like procession ⓘ silhouetted figures ⓘ |
| genre |
contemporary art
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installation art ⓘ video art ⓘ |
| hasInfluence |
funerary processions
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political history of South Africa ⓘ processional rituals ⓘ protest marches ⓘ |
| hasPart |
looped video sequences
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multiple projection screens ⓘ soundtrack ⓘ voice-over ⓘ |
| intendedSetting |
art museum
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contemporary art gallery ⓘ large-scale exhibition space ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
collective struggle
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mortality ⓘ politics ⓘ |
| movement | processional movement ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | procession ⓘ |
| notableFor |
haunting processional imagery
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immersive multi-screen environment ⓘ politically charged visual metaphors ⓘ |
| theme |
collective memory
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death ⓘ displacement ⓘ exodus ⓘ political violence ⓘ resilience ⓘ social injustice ⓘ |
| usesMedium |
animation
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charcoal drawing ⓘ silhouette ⓘ |
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