David Krut Projects

In this episode, we focus on the presence of rhinos in the work of William Kentridge. Here we present to you two related extracts about rhinos and the making of them, taken from publications on the artist’s work. Both of these extracts focus on work made around the time of William Kentridge’s production of Mozart’s The Magic Flute, in which the rhino plays a central role via on-stage projections.Listening Time | 15 Minutes1. Extract from ‘I am the Bird Catcher’, essay by Kate McCrickard, in Flute – p150The book, William Kentridge Flute, published by David Krut Publishing in 2006 traces the creative project of Kentridge’s production of the opera.2. Extract from Double Vision: Albrecht Dürer / William Kentridge – Transformations of the Rhinoceros in William Kentridge – pp88-89PREFACE: Double Vision is the catalogue that was produced to accompany an exhibition of the same name, which had the ambitious plan to simultaneously investigate the work of Albrecht Dürer and William Kentridge, and their approaches to pri