Edmund de Waal

Edmund de Waal

Edmund de Waal - Galerie Max Hetzler Selected Works
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Edmund de Waal’s (b. 1964) work addresses, among others, the subjects of collecting - archiving and including - removing. Recognised as an exceptional ceramist, Edmund de Waal models small unique vessels that form the base of his installations. Carefully composed vitrines create a visual narration and result in a subtle dialogue between tradition and modernity, minimalism and architecture, ideas of repetition and rhythm, informed by his passions for literature as well as music and suitable for meditative contemplation.

‘I work with things. […] And then I arrange them, find places to put them down, on shelves or within vitrines, in houses and galleries and museums, move them around so that they are in light or in shadow. They are installations, or groupings, or a kind of poetry. They have titles, a phrase or a line that helps them on their way in the world.’

Edmund de Waal

Image: mnéma, 2018, triptych of aluminium and plexiglass vitrines holding three Cor-Ten steel sheets, four Cor-Ten steel blocks, four porcelain tiles with gilding and two steel boxes holding shards of porcelain and of a Sung Dynasty tea bowl, 84 x 192.6 x 13 cm.; 33 x 75 7/8 x 5 1/8 in.

Artist Interview

Selected Works

library of exile, 2019

the temptation of Christ on the mountain, 2019

Cargo, 1996
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Solo Exhibitions

Edmund de Waal - Galerie Max Hetzler

a sort of speech

Bleibtreustraße 45, Berlin

27 September – 2 November 2019
EDMUND DE WAAL - Galerie Max Hetzler

a sort of speech

Goethestraße 2/3, Berlin

27 September – 2 November 2019
Edmund de Waal - Galerie Max Hetzler

Irrkunst

Bleibtreustraße 45, Berlin

29 April – 16 July 2016
Edmund de Waal - Galerie Max Hetzler

irrkunst

Goethestraße 2/3, Berlin

29 April – 16 July 2016
Edmund de Waal - Galerie Max Hetzler

Irrkunst

Window Gallery, Goethestraße 2/3, Berlin

29 April – 10 September 2016

Group Exhibitions

Summer Show - Galerie Max Hetzler

Summer Show

Giulia Andreani, William N. Copley, Jeff Elrod, Günther Förg, Albert Oehlen, Sigmar Polke, Bridget Riley, Julian Schnabel, Thomas Struth, Edmund de Waal

Bleibtreustraße 45, Berlin

12 June – 1 August 2020
MATIÈRE GRISE - Galerie Max Hetzler

MATIÈRE GRISE

Glenn Brown, André Butzer, Jeremy Demester, Günther Förg, Loris Gréaud, Raymond Hains, Charline von Heyl, Liz Larner, Navid Nuur, Albert Oehlen, Edmund de Waal

57, rue du Temple, Paris

10 June – 20 July 2017
Wilhelm Schürmann - Galerie Max Hetzler

Wilhelm Schürmann

Fotograf und Sammler
Monika Baer, Heinrich Dunst, Günther Förg, Ralph Gibson, Rodney Graham, Jenny Holzer, Liz Larner, Paul McCarthy, Ray K. Metzker, David Musgrave, Albert Oehlen, Stephen Prina, Wilhelm Schürmann, Arlene Shechet, Edmund de Waal, Christopher Williams, Heimo Zobernig

Bleibtreustraße 45, Berlin

16 September – 22 October 2016
la mia ceramica - Galerie Max Hetzler

la mia ceramica

Lynda Benglis, Ida Ekblad, Lucio Fontana, Günther Förg, Liz Larner, Fausto Melotti, Navid Nuur, Pablo Picasso, Sterling Ruby, David Salle, Josh Smith, Rosemarie Trockel, Rebecca Warren, Edmund de Waal

57, rue du Temple, Paris

4 June – 16 July 2016
Then and Now - Galerie Max Hetzler

Then and Now

Anthony Caro, Barbara Hepworth, Bridget Riley, Edmund de Waal, Rebecca Warren

Bleibtreustraße 45, Berlin

6 March – 19 April 2014

Selected Institutional Exhibitions

Edmund de Waal

Edmund de Waal and Unseen Pieces from The Feuerle Collection

The Feuerle Collection, Berlin

16 September 2022 – 9 April 2023
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Letters to Camondo

Musée Nissim de Camondo, Paris

7 October 2021 – 15 May 2022
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library of exile

British Museum, London

27 August 2020 – 12 January 2021
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library of exile

Japanisches Palais, Dresden

29 November 2019 – 16 February 2020
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Elective Affinities: Edmund de Waal at the Frick Collection

The Frick Collection, New York

30 May – 17 November 2019
EDMUND DE WAAL

psalm

Ateneo Veneto; Jewish Museum, Venice

8 May – 29 September 2019
EDMUND DE WAAL

– one way or other –

Schindler House, Los Angeles

16 September 2018 – 6 January 2019
EDMUND DE WAAL

white island

MACE - Museu d'Art Contemporani d'Eivissa, Ibiza

8 June – 16 September 2018
EDMUND DE WAAL

EDMUND DE WAAL

Artipelag, Stockholm

7 April – 1 October 2017
EDMUND DE WAAL | AI WEIWEI

Kneaded Knowledge

The Language of Ceramics

National Gallery, Prague

17 March – 27 August 2017
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Kneaded Knowledge

The Language of Ceramics

Universalmuseum Joanneum Kunsthaus Graz, Graz

24 September 2016 – 19 February 2017
Edmund de Waal

Lichtzwang

Historisches Museum, Theseustempel, Vienna

30 September – 5 October 2014
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Atmosphere

Turner Contemporary, Margate

29 March 2014 – 8 March 2015
On white - Porcelain stories from the Fitzwilliam

On white - Porcelain stories from the Fitzwilliam

Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge

29 November 2013 – 23 February 2014

Biography

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Videos

Adam Pendleton

INTERVIEW: Edmund de Waal

on the occasion of the exhibition 'Strange Clay: Ceramics in Contemporary Art' at Hayward Gallery, LondonVideo provided courtesy of Hayward Gallery

5 December 2022
Adam Pendleton

Interview: Edmund de Waal

on the occasion of his solo exhibition ‘a sort of speech’ at Galerie Max Hetzler

Bleibtreustraße 45, Berlin

27 September 2019

Publications

Edmund de Waal, a sort of speech - Galerie Max Hetzler

Edmund de Waal, a sort of speech

Exhibition Poster
2019
Edition of 100

€ 20.00

la mia ceramica - Galerie Max Hetzler

la mia ceramica

Lynda Benglis, Ida Ekblad, Lucio Fontana, Günther Förg, Liz Larner, Fausto Melotti, Navid Nuur, Pablo Picasso, Sterling Ruby, David Salle, Josh Smith, Rosemarie Trockel, Rebecca Warren, Edmund de Waal
Galerie Max Hetzler / Holzwarth Publications, Berlin 2016
With an introduction by Edmund de Waal

€ 35.00

Leaf through book
Edmund de Waal: Irrkunst - Galerie Max Hetzler

Edmund de Waal: Irrkunst

Galerie Max Hetzler Berlin | Paris / Holzwarth Publications, Berlin 2016
With a text by Edmund de Waal (German / English)

€ 45.00

THEN AND NOW - Galerie Max Hetzler

THEN AND NOW

Anthony Caro, Barbara Hepworth, Bridget Riley, Edmund de Waal, Rebecca Warren

Galerie Max Hetzler Berlin | Paris 2014
With a text by Jurriaan Benschop

€ 15.00

Leaf through book

Selected Press

Exberliner November 2022

The Times of Israel October 2021

Financial Times March 2020

Texte zur Kunst December 2019

Time Out 27 May 2019

The Financial Times May 2019

The Guardian April 2019

The Los Angeles Times November 2018

Artforum October 2018

Neue Zürcher Zeitung 2016

Berliner Zeitung 2016

DIE ZEIT 2016

art - Das Kunstmagazin 2015

Financial Times 2014

The Guardian 2014

News

Edmund de Waal

The Hare with the Amber Eyes and Letters to Camondo (talk)
Hotel Clarks Amer, Jaipur
21 January 2023, 11–11:50 am (GMT +5:30)

At Jaipur Literature Festival 2023, in conversation with oral historian and author Aanchal Malhotra, de Waal will explore the history and significance of the Japanese netsuke tradition while giving a glimpse into his family in a story woven together by war, anti-semitism, dispossession and the quest ...
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Edmund de Waal

Artist Talk: Edmund de Waal and Norman McBeath present their book Perdendosi
The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge
18 November 2022, 6.30 – 7.30pm (GMT)

Edmund de Waal and Norman McBeath will present their book Perdendosi at the Fitzwilliam Museum, as part of the Cambridge Literary Festival. Referring to the musical term for gradually fading away at the end of a piece, Perdendosi presents a study of leaves at the stage of their transformation when ...
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Edmund de Waal et al.

Strange Clay: Ceramics in Contemporary Art (group show)
Hayward Gallery, London
26 October 2022 –⁠ 8 January 2023

Edmund de Waal's Atmosphere, 2014, will be included in Strange Clay: Ceramics in Contemporary Art. The exhibition presents recent work by 23 international artists, ranging from small abstract objects to large-scale installations. By probing the relationship between art and craft, these artists ...
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Edmund de Waal

Conversation with Alexandra Harris & Norman McBeath (talk)
London Review Bookshop, London
Thursday 7pm, 29 September 2022

Edmund de Waal and photographer Norman McBeath will be in conversation with Alexandra Harris, professor of English at Birmingham University, discussing their collaboration, Perdendosi. The event will take place at the London Review Bookshop on 29 September 2022, at 7pm.

London Review Bookshop
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Edmund de Waal et al.

Yugen (opera set design)
Dutch National Opera & Ballet, Amsterdam
13 – 28 September 2022

Edmund de Waal has designed the set for Wayne McGregor's acclaimed ballet Yugen, at the Dutch National Ballet, Amsterdam. The Dutch premier of the show will run from 13 – 28 September as a part of Shadows, a series of ballets about war, power and hope.  Dutch National Opera & Ballet
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Edmund de Waal

In conversation with V&A Director Tristram Hunt (talk)
The Lydia and Manfred Gorvy Lecture Theatre, V&A, London
Monday, 26 September 2022, 7pm

Artist Edmund de Waal in conversation with Tristram Hunt, director of the Victoria & Albert Museum. The on-site talk celebrates the launch of Edmund de Waal’s limited edition of four plates, titled On the White Road, which honor the V&A's ceramic collections and were created in partnership ...
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The Feuerle Collection Silk Room, Edmund de Waal and Unseen Pieces from The Feuerle Collection (solo show)
Feuerle Collection, Berlin
17 September 2022 – 9 April 2023

Edmund de Waal’s works are presented in the exhibition The Feuerle Collection Silk Room, on view at the Feuerle Collection in Berlin from 17 September 2022 until Easter 2023.

Curated by the collection’s founder, collector Désiré Feuerle, this exhibition will focus on a selection of recent ...
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Edmund de Waal

we live here, forever taking leave (solo show)
Waddesdon Manor, Buckinghamshire
15 June – 23 October 2022

Returning to Waddesdon after his 2012 exhibition, Edmund de Waal CBE will present a selection of works at the Rothschild's famed manor. This solo exhibition brings together a curated selection of new and striking pieces, exploring the interconnected relations between faith, history, displacement, ...
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Edmund de Waal in conversation with André Aciman (podcast)

In an episode for the podcast series Always Authors, Edmund de Waal joins the acclaimed writer André Aciman in conversation about their work, lives, and favourite books.

Listen to the podcast here.
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Eine STADT. Ein BUCH. 2021
From 12 November 2021, Vienna

From 12 November onwards, 100,000 copies of Der Hase mit den Bernsteinaugen, the German edition of Edmund de Waal's family memoir, will be given away across Vienna as part of this year's Eine STADT. Ein BUCH. Since 2002, this initiative has dedicated its yearly programme to selecting a specially ...
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Edmund de Waal in conversation with Lisa Zeitz

For the eleventh episode of the podcast series WELTKUNST – Was macht die Kunst?, Edmund de Waal is in conversation with art historian and journalist Lisa Zeitz, to talk about his highly celebrated book The Hare With Amber Eyes. Listen to this episode here.
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Edmund de Waal

Honoured with CBE (Commander of the Order of the British Empire)

We congratulate Edmund de Waal on being appointed a CBE (Commander of the Order of the British Empire) for his outstanding services to the art as a potter and writer.
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Edmund de Waal

stone for two hands and water, 2021
Henry Moore Foundation Studio & Gardens
From 31 March 2021

Edmund de Waal's sculpture stone for two hands and water, 2021 is on view at the Henry Moore Foundation Studio & Gardens from 31 March 2021. The sculpture has been made by the artist as part of the forthcoming exhibition The Living Hands: Edmund de Waal presents Henry Moore at the Henry Moore ...
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Edmund de Waal

Letters to Camondo (publication)
Now published in France, UK and USA

Edmund de Waal's newest book, Letters to Camondo, has been published in France, UK and USA.

Count Moïse de Camondo lived a few doors away from Edmund de Waal's forebears, the Ephrussi, first encountered in his bestselling memoir The Hare with Amber Eyes. Like the Ephrussi, the Camondos were ...
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Edmund de Waal

library of exile (catalogue)

The British Museum has published a catalogue on Edmund de Waal's work, centring around his "library of exile", currently shown at the museum.

"This beautifully produced book reflects upon the themes raised by de Waal’s thought-provoking work of art. A preface by Booker Prize-nominated author ...
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Edmund de Waal in conversation with Whitechapel Gallery Director Iwona Blazwick (podcast)

Renowned artist, ceramicist and writer Edmund de Waal joins Whitechapel Gallery Director Iwona Blazwick to discuss the legacy of British artist and potter Bernard Leach. Founder of the Leach Pottery in St. Ives 100 years ago and celebrated in Kai Althoff’s current show, Leach drew on traditional ...
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