William Kentridge
Ubu Tells the Truth
1996­97
Portfolio of eight etchings
Hardground, softground, aquatint, drypoint and engraving on paper
2001-5-1, museum purchase

In 1989 Kentridge began making short animated films by photographing his charcoal drawings with a video camera and altering them in minute ways to move the story forward. Through a vast range of creative media, Kentridge constructs moral allegories out of lines and erasure to explore themes of love and betrayal, oppression and violence, death and regeneration.