William Kentridge - major Prague exhibition enters its final week
Published on 08/28/2026 at 11:28 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS
William Kentridge leads Kunsthalle Praha’s spring-summer program with the exhibition The Battle Between YES and NO. As Kunsthalle Praha states, the show runs from April 16 to September 7, 2026 in Galleries 1 and 2, with multiple guided tours scheduled into early September. Kunsthalle Praha exhibition page
Prague exhibition in its final days
The exhibition marks the first major presentation of William Kentridge’s work in Czechia, curated by Christelle Havranek at Kunsthalle Praha’s Galleries 1 and 2. The institution describes it as a spatial collage tracking his path from early charcoal films to recent multidisciplinary projects. Kunsthalle Praha exhibition page
Programming around the show continues through August 30, 2026, when a guided tour with Ond?ej Crhák and Lenka Št?pánková is scheduled, and into September 6, 2026 with members’ hours and final curator tours, underscoring sustained institutional focus as the run concludes. Programme listing at Kunsthalle Praha
Goodman Gallery framing and international reach
Goodman Gallery’s exhibition overview lists The Battle Between YES and NO as a museum show at Kunsthalle Praha, confirming the April 16 to September 7, 2026 dates and positioning it within Kentridge’s broader program of international presentations. Goodman Gallery exhibitions listing
The same overview notes a forthcoming exhibition titled A Nicely Built City in London from September 24 to November 7, 2026, indicating continued European visibility for Kentridge’s work immediately after the Prague run, even as that London show lies outside the current 30-day event window. Goodman Gallery programme page
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The exhibition’s thematic core
The Battle Between YES and NO takes its title from early prints and animations in which Kentridge merges the words 'Yes' and 'No' into 'Noise', using ambiguity to question affirmation and denial and to resist rigid certainty, as Kunsthalle Praha outlines. Curatorial text at Kunsthalle Praha
The exhibition brings together animated films from the long-running Drawings for Projection series, kinetic theatre pieces such as Right Into Her Arms, installations like O Sentimental Machine, and recent works including To Cross One More Sea and A Letter to Felice, creating a dense survey of four decades of practice. Exhibition overview from Kunsthalle Praha
Where William Kentridge stands now
Within the current 30-day window, William Kentridge’s key dated public activity is the closing phase of The Battle Between YES and NO at Kunsthalle Praha, which is scheduled to end on September 7, 2026 following final guided tours and members’ hours.
William Kentridge at a glance
- Artist: William Kentridge
- Medium / Genre: Drawing, film and installation with multidisciplinary performance
- Born: 1955, Johannesburg, South Africa
- Place(s) of practice: Studio in Johannesburg with extensive international exhibition activity
- Active since: Late 1970s, with early recognition from the late 1980s onward
- Key work groups: Drawings for Projection, Self-Portrait as a Coffee-Pot, To Cross One More Sea, The Battle Between YES and NO
- Current/last exhibition: The Battle Between YES and NO, Kunsthalle Praha, April 16 to September 7, 2026
- Major collections: MoMA (New York), Louvre (Paris), Museo Reina Sofía (Madrid), Zeitz MOCAA (Cape Town), Royal Academy of Arts (London)
- Awards: Multiple international honors, including major biennial participations rather than single-name prizes noted in the current sources
- Next date: September 7, 2026, closing day of The Battle Between YES and NO at Kunsthalle Praha
Key questions on William Kentridge’s Prague exhibition
Where is William Kentridge currently on view in Europe?
William Kentridge’s major European presence in the current 30-day window is the exhibition The Battle Between YES and NO at Kunsthalle Praha in Prague, running from April 16 to September 7, 2026, with tours continuing into early September.
What does the exhibition The Battle Between YES and NO include?
The show assembles early charcoal animations from Drawings for Projection, theatre models like Right Into Her Arms, installations such as O Sentimental Machine, and newer works including To Cross One More Sea and A Letter to Felice, giving a broad view of his practice.
How is The Battle Between YES and NO positioned in William Kentridge’s career?
Kunsthalle Praha frames the exhibition as the first major presentation of Kentridge in Czechia, structured as a spatial collage that follows his trajectory from early films to multidisciplinary projects, emphasizing themes of exile, language and desire within a long-established international career.
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