Kentridge And Dumas In Conversation

William Kentridge and Marlene Dumas – two of the most celebrated names in international contemporary art – come face to face in a series of frank, witty, and intense discussions about their work and practice. The film follows them from the gentle ambiance of a dinner conversation to their studios – where we are given insight into the way that each artist works – to some of their finished works and installations. What emerges is how very different these two highly successful South African artists approach image-making. Dumas’ method is deeply intuitive – she often works on the floor as though embracing her paintings, pouring and dabbing paint to produce her remarkable portraits. Kentridge is intensely systematic, alternating gestural mark-making with the repetitive action of drawing-filming-erasing for his animated films. "In Conversation", William and Marlene talk about their choice of content in reference to self-portraits, pornography, sexuality, the close-up, landscape, politics, and death.

FEATURES:

• Special Mention Cape Winelands Film Festival
• Festival International Du Livre D’Art & Du Film 2012
• A film by Catherine Meyburgh
• An Icarus Films Release
• RUN TIME: 71 minutes
• YEAR:2009
• RATING: NR

KENTRIDGE AND DUMAS IN CONVERSATION