William Kentridge is South
Africa's most renowned living artist, famous for his charcoal drawings
and animated films that address the social and political realities of
South Africa, both during and after apartheid.
Eleanor Wachtel,
arts journalist and host of
Writers & Company, talks to
William Kentridge about growing up as the child of anti-apartheid
lawyers, his struggle to find his way as an artist, and how South Africa
has changed since the end of apartheid.