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William Kentridge: Let Us Try for Once | Marian Goodman Gallery


Marian Goodman Gallery New York is delighted to present William Kentridge’s Let Us Try for Once opening March 1st, an exhibition of new film, drawings and sculpture related to three major performance projects from the past two years. These include the epic The Head & the Load, a theatrical tour de force co-composed by Philip Miller and Thuthuka Sibisi recently shown at the New York Armory in December 2018 following its premiere at the Tate Modern London; the celebrated production of Alban Berg’s opera Wozzeck, directed by Kentridge, which premiered in the Salzburg opera festival in 2017, is currently at the Sydney Opera House this February, and comes to The Metropolitan Opera in the 2019-2020 season; and Ursonate¸a performance of Kurt Schwitters’ 1932 sound poem of the same title, presented at Performa Biennial New York, in 2017.

Please join us at the opening reception for the artist on Friday, March 1st, from 6-8 pm.

For further information, please visit our website: www.mariangoodman.com, or contact Linda Pellegrini, Director of Communications, at linda@mariangoodman.com, or 212 977 7160.