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Video: watch William Kentridge drawing on the walls of the Royal Academy
Published on 11 November 2022
Artist William Kentridge found a way to stay entertained while we built his blockbuster show in the Royal Academy Main Galleries – by drawing onto our 400-year old walls. See what he created here...
"When you're doing an exhibition there are many hours when nothing happens... so you either need a bed to sleep on or a wall to draw on."
![William Kentridge, Video still from Notes Towards a Model Opera William Kentridge, Video still from Notes Towards a Model Opera](https://cloudinary.royalacademy.org.uk/royal-academy/image/upload/c_fill,cs_tinysrgb,dn_72,f_auto,fl_progressive.keep_iptc,w_708,h_398,ar_16:9/apvgrxvmjed72etgbzad.jpg)
See 'William Kentridge' at the RA
Explore William Kentridge's biggest ever UK exhibition, spanning 40 years of ambitious making and creative storytelling.
Visitors will find four-metre wide tapestries, his signature charcoal trees and flowers, and the breathtaking three-screen film, Notes Towards a Model Opera. Many pieces have never been seen before, and some have been made specially for our show and galleries.