William Kentridge at Yorkshire Sculpture Park

Yorkshire Sculpture Park (YSP) presents a major exhibition dedicated to South African artist William Kentridge. The Pull of Gravity marks the first museum presentation outside South Africa to focus on his sculpture and has been a decade in the making.

 

Comprising over 40 pieces made between 2007 and 2024, this ambitious project occupies YSP’s Underground Gallery, with additional works displayed outdoors in the surrounding landscape.

Over the past two decades, sculpture has become an increasingly significant part of Kentridge’s multidisciplinary practice, emerging from his work in drawing, puppetry, film, and stage design. This exhibition brings together a wide selection of sculptures from this period, spanning various scales and materials, including bronze, steel, paper, cardboard, plaster, wood and found objects.

 

Several works are on public display for the first time, including Paper Procession (2024), a newly commissioned group of six monumental coloured sculptures shown in procession through YSP’s historic gardens.

 

The Bukhman Foundation is proud to support this landmark presentation.

 

The exhibition opens on 28th June 2025 and runs until 19th April 2026.

 

About William Kentridge
Born in 1955 in Johannesburg, William Kentridge is internationally recognised for his work across drawing, animation, theatre, opera and film. His deeply expressive and critical approach addresses themes including apartheid, colonial legacies, migration, and the human condition. Kentridge’s work has been widely exhibited in major museums and biennales around the world, and he continues to be one of the most influential voices in contemporary art today.

 

About Yorkshire Sculpture Park
Yorkshire Sculpture Park is the UK’s leading centre for modern and contemporary sculpture. Located in a 500-acre 18th-century landscape in West Yorkshire, YSP presents world-class exhibitions by established and emerging artists alike. An independent charitable trust and accredited museum, YSP has received numerous accolades, including VisitEngland’s Gold Award in 2023 and 2024, and the Culture Award at the 2023 Yorkshire Post Tourism Awards.

 

Images

William Kentridge, Ampersand, 2019, © William Kentridge. Courtesy the artist, Goodman Gallery, Galleria Lia Rumma and Hauser & Wirth, Photo Jonty Wilde, courtesy YSP.

William Kentridge, Lexicon, 2017, Courtesy the artist, Goodman Gallery, Galleria Lia Rumma and Hauser & Wirth, Photo Jonty Wilde, courtesy YSP.