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William Kentridge

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William Kentridge
Apron
The large-scale sculpture titled Apron by William Kentridge is an aproned figure caught mid-stride, carrying an oversized megaphone in place of an upper body and head.

Photo: Jonty Wilde/courtesy YSP

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Focus Area

Art + Culture

On display since

2026

Apron

The large-scale sculpture Apron by internationally renowned artist William Kentridge (born 1955 in Johannesburg, South Africa) is the city of Potsdam's newest public artwork. Supported by the Hasso Plattner Foundation in cooperation with DAS MINSK Kunsthaus in Potsdam, Apron appears as a new link in the visual axis between DAS MINSK, the Brauhausberg, and Potsdam’s city center.

As a symbol of interpersonal communication, collective endeavor, and artistic exchange, the bronze sculpture belongs to a series by the artist entitled Glyph. The works in this series emerge from artistic examinations of language, meaning, and the ambiguities of communication.

  • The large-scale sculpture titled Apron by William Kentridge placed indoors. The sculpture is an aproned figure caught mid-stride, carrying an oversized megaphone in place of an upper body and head.

    William Kentridge: Apron (Large), 2024

  • The large-scale sculpture titled Apron by William Kentridge placed indoors. The sculpture is an aproned figure caught mid-stride, carrying an oversized megaphone in place of an upper body and head.

    William Kentridge: Apron (Large), 2024

In Apron, an aproned figure is caught mid-stride, carrying an oversized megaphone in place of an upper body and head. As a sign of communication, the megaphone is a recurring symbol in William Kentridge's work, where engagement with protest culture, the striving for justice, and reconciliation are central.

Apron enters into dialogue with works by Wolfgang Mattheuer, Ruth Wolf-Rehfeldt, and Robin Rhode already installed in DAS MINSK’s exterior spaces, marking a new element in the artistic experience of visitors. 

As a place where art reexamines the histories and stories of Potsdam, with a particular focus on the GDR, post-socialist contexts, and global perspectives, DAS MINSK expands its exhibition practice into urban space through the nearby placement of the sculpture, thereby opening the museum to broader social dialogue.

The sculpture will be open to the public from June 27.

  • The large-scale sculpture titled Apron by William Kentridge placed indoors. The sculpture is an aproned figure caught mid-stride, carrying an oversized megaphone in place of an upper body and head.

    William Kentridge: Apron (Large), 2024

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Dr. Julian Fischer

Program Manager Art and Culture

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