South African Visual Artist Wins Top Spanish Arts Prize
South African visual artist William Kentridge, best known for his animated films of shape-shifting charcoal drawings, won on Thursday Spain’s top arts prize, the Princess of Asturias award. The prize jury hailed Kentridge, 62, as “one of the most multifaceted innovative artists on the international scene” in its citation for the 50,000 euros ($57,000) award. … Read more