BREGENZ, Austria — A tuba sitting on a rolling upholstered chair moves through a small room, to the sounds of a Shostakovich waltz. The man is the renowned South African artist William Kentridge; his waltzing artwork is a meditation on the months he has spent confined to his studio because of the coronavirus lockdown. The work, “Chair Waltz,” is one segment of a video series on display at Kunsthaus Bregenz, a venue in western Austria. With the abrupt arrival of Austria’s strict lockdown, the Kunsthaus was shuttered. As a result, an exhibition showing artists’ first reactions to the extraordinary situation was perhaps only logical.

Source: International New York Times August 05, 2020 12:22 UTC