About
Artist and author Edmund de Waal has curated an exhibition of acclaimed Danish ceramicist Axel Salto (1889 – 1961) at The Hepworth Wakefield, presenting an unparalleled opportunity to experience the full range of Salto’s work, most never before seen in the UK. The exhibition includes a specially commissioned installation by de Waal inspired by Salto’s work and interests, highlighting the 20th-century master’s enduring influence.
In this talk, de Waal will reveal the richly imagined dialogue between himself and Salto – two artists who never met.
‘Axel Salto is one of the greatest artists of the twentieth century. He created a unique body of ceramic work that continues to fascinate me. His sculptures seem to be on the point of change: glazes are caught in flux. Vases swell as if to burst. He cared about the ways that patterns change course, shift energies, how an animal becomes a person, a man metamorphoses into a stag. Ovid ran powerfully through his life. That moment of change, transformation, is the moment when poetry occurs.’ – Edmund de Waal
Venue opening hours
Monday : Closed
Tuesday : 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Wednesday : 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Thursday : 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Friday : 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Saturday : 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Sunday : 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Access facilities
- Accessible Car Parking
- Accessible Toilet
- Assistance Dogs Welcome
- Baby Changing Facilities
- Step Free Access
- Wheelchair Accessible
Venue Details
Find us at
Gallery Walk, Wakefield, WF1 5AW
Phone
01924247360
hello@hepworthwakefield.org
10:00 - 17:00 