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William Kentridge: The unnaturalness of apartheid

Zeinab Badawi is in Johannesburg, talking to renowned artist William Kentridge. How has South Africa’s difficult, violent and racist past influenced his work?

Zeinab Badawi is in Johannesburg, interviewing William Kentridge. He is considered one of the world’s greatest living artists. He is versatile, hard-hitting and his talent spans many different genres. How has South Africa’s difficult, violent and racist past influenced his work?

(Photo: William Kentridge, Rome, 2015 Credit: Stefano Montesi/Corbis/Getty Images)

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