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Day for Night by William Kentridge — VisualArtsDB

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Day for Night

William Kentridge

2003

Medium: 16mm film transferred to video (black and white, silent)
Dimensions: 6:32 min.
Genre: installation
Museum: Museum of Modern Art (MoMA)

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Act III, Scene 9, from UBU Tells the Truth

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