Ubu Animated
In June 2025, Bloomsbury are publishing a new book on Surrealism and Animation. Edited by Abigail Susik, this comprises a range of essays on the rich and extensive history of the subject. For further information, see the website: bloomsbury.com.
My thanks to Abigail for inviting me to contribute an essay which adds to my investigation of the representation of Ubu. Entitled ‘Ubu Animated’, it looks at three short films in which he has featured, by Jan Lenica (Polish, living in Paris), Geoff Dunbar (British) and William Kentridge (South African). The image here is a still from Dunbar’s Ubu (1978).