Greg Kucera Gallery is very pleased to announce our sixth exhibition by William Kentridge, featuring works on paper, including prints and a drawing. Employing techniques such as linocut, pigment print, drypoint, etching, lithography, and charcoal drawing, this exhibition highlights the wide variety of imagery and processes in the artist’s practice. Many of the images are printed onto pages from various books, including early editions of the Shorter Oxford english dictionary and Encyclopaedia Britannica, making each print unique.

The use of these printed pages introduces an additional layer of meaning to Kentridge’s work, bringing together images and fragments of written knowledge within a single composition. Rather than serving as neutral supports, the pages become an integral part of the artworks, allowing their original texts and layouts to interact with the artist’s imagery. Through this approach, Kentridge transforms familiar printed materials into distinctive visual objects, where the physical traces of books contribute to the character and interpretation of each piece.

Across the exhibition, the combination of diverse printmaking methods and drawing practices underscores Kentridge’s ongoing interest in experimentation and the expressive possibilities of works on paper. Each technique offers a different way to explore line, texture, layering, and the relationship between image and surface, revealing the breadth of his artistic language. By bringing together these varied approaches, the exhibition offers an opportunity to consider how Kentridge reworks existing materials and traditional processes to create images that are both materially distinctive and conceptually rich.