William Kentridge

The carnage cabaret: Tate’s high-octane tribute to Africa’s forgotten war dead | Murray Whyte for The Guardian

Ten times more porters than soldiers died in Africa during the first world war. But they have never been properly commemorated. Now Tate Modern is putting this right – with William Kentridge’s most eye-popping show yet

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Premiered in Tate Modern’s Turbine Hall, this ambitious installation and performance piece by internationally acclaimed artist William Kentridge tells the story of the African porters and carriers who served during the conflict.

Heavy load … ships were dismantled in east Africa and carried across the continent to be rebuilt. Photograph: Stella Olivier