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.