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Fire Walker: William Kentridge, Gherhard Marx

Bronwyn Law-Viljoen

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In 2009, William Kentridge and Gerhard Marx were commissioned to make a public sculpture for the city of Johannesburg, on the occasion of the 2010 Soccer World Cup. Their sculpture was based on Kentridge's drawing of a woman street vendor--known colloquially in Johannesburg as a fire walker--carrying a burning brazier on her head. "Fire Walker" thus stands for the ordinary citizen, whose survival depends on his or her ability to negotiate contested urban terrain. The 36-feet-high figure was installed at the foot of the Queen Elizabeth Bridge, on a site formerly used by street traders and taxi washers. This volume documents the commission and also includes two photo essays on street vendors and old city monuments.

Language: English

Pages: 123

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Fourthwall Books

Release: March 31, 2012

ISBN: 0986985023

ISBN 13: 9780986985027

Fire Walker: William Kentridge, Gherhard Marx

Bronwyn Law-Viljoen

0/5 ( ratings)

In 2009, William Kentridge and Gerhard Marx were commissioned to make a public sculpture for the city of Johannesburg, on the occasion of the 2010 Soccer World Cup. Their sculpture was based on Kentridge's drawing of a woman street vendor--known colloquially in Johannesburg as a fire walker--carrying a burning brazier on her head. "Fire Walker" thus stands for the ordinary citizen, whose survival depends on his or her ability to negotiate contested urban terrain. The 36-feet-high figure was installed at the foot of the Queen Elizabeth Bridge, on a site formerly used by street traders and taxi washers. This volume documents the commission and also includes two photo essays on street vendors and old city monuments.

Language: English

Pages: 123

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Fourthwall Books

Release: March 31, 2012

ISBN: 0986985023

ISBN 13: 9780986985027

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