William Kentridge superstar: The South African William Kentridge (_1955) is highly regarded
internationally for his works which he realizes with masterly ease. They combine the
humoresque with the incidental and are always characterized by an engaged critical stance.
With the exhibition O Sentimental Machine his works enter into further dialogue with the grand
narratives of civilization based on the entire sculpture collection of the Liebieghaus which
spans 5 000 years. Kentridge understands how to subvert these narratives and simultaneously
point out his own entanglements. The accompanying publication carries this historical and
political moment forward in the format of a quasi-fictitious guide to the collection.
