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William Kentridge
Sleeping on Glass1999

Not on view
Antique burl walnut chest of drawers topped with an arched mirror displaying a projected black and white image of a recumbent figure wrapped in curved lines
Mixed-media installation: antique walnut chest of drawers with burl wood veneer and dark inlaid patterns, topped with an arched mirror displaying a projected black-and-white image of a large glass vase with distorted reflections.

William Kentridge, Sleeping on Glass, 1999, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Purchased with funds provided by the Modern and Contemporary Art Council, the Modern and Contemporary Art Acquisition Fund, Cecilia Wong, Regina K. Fadiman, and Judd Marmor, M.D., photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
William Kentridge
Title
Sleeping on Glass
Place Made
Republic of South Africa
Date Made
1999
Medium
Mirrors, chest of drawers, marble top for chest, 35mm film with sound transferred to video laser disc, charcoal and pastel on paper
Dimensions
.1a) Mirror: 19 3/4 x 19 3/4 in. (50.17 x 50.17 cm); .1b) Mirror: 39 1/2 x 43 1/2 x 1 1/2 in. (100.33 x 110.49 x 3.81 cm); .1c) Chest of drawers: 37 3/4 x 49 5/8 x 21 1/2 in. (95.89 x 126.05 x 54.61 cm); .1d) Marble top for chest: 7/8 x 50 x 22 3/8 in. (2.23 x 127 x 56.84 cm); .1e) Laserdisc: 8 minutes, 11 seconds; .2a) Charcoal and pastel drawing: 47 1/2 x 31 1/2 in. (120.65 x 80.01 cm); .2b) Charcoal and pastel drawing: 47 1/2 x 31 1/2 in. (120.65 x 80.01 cm); .3) See Description...
Credit Line
Purchased with funds provided by the Modern and Contemporary Art Council, the Modern and Contemporary Art Acquisition Fund, Cecilia Wong, Regina K. Fadiman, and Judd Marmor, M.D.
Accession Number
M.2000.83.1-.7
Classification
Time Based Media
Collecting Area
Contemporary Art
Selected Bibliography
  • Benezra, Neal; S. Boris; L. Cooke; A. Sitas and Dan Cameron. William Kentridge. Chicago: Museum of Contemporary Art; New York: New Museum of Contemporary Art; New York: Harry N. Abrams Inc., 2001.