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I’m ashamed to admit I only really became aware of William Kentridge last summer when I saw posters for his film, Self-Portrait as a Coffee-Pot, all over Venice. Though his name was familiar, I was less acquainted with his work. I certainly didn’t know he was widely acknowledged as South Africa’s greatest living artist. I just loved…

