Two major figures in art, distant in time yet surprisingly close in vision. South African artist William Kentridge presents a new, previously unseen project dedicated to Giorgio Morandi, master of still life painting and a central figure of 20th-century Italian art.
At the heart of the exhibition is a large sound-based video installation accompanied by a series of cardboard sculptures. Kentridge reworks simple, everyday objects - bottles, vases, containers - transforming them into poetic presences that recall Morandi’s quiet and focused universe. The result is not a copy, but a dialogue: moving images, sound and static forms come together to reflect on time, memory and rhythm, themes that are fundamental to both artists. Kentridge is known for a visual language that blends drawing, animation, sculpture and theatre, often used to address complex historical and human issues. In this exhibition, his gaze slows down and becomes more intimate, resonating with the apparent stillness of Morandi’s works. The show is part of a wider city-wide program dedicated to Metaphysics, linking several of Milan’s major museums in the context of the Milano-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics.
