EDMUND DE WAAL

Playing with Fire: Edmund de Waal & Axel Salto

Wakefield: The Hepworth Wakefield
22 November 2025 – 4 May 2026

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Photo: Michael Pollard

Photo: Michael Pollard

Photo: Alex Dorman

Photo: Alex Dorman

Photo: Michael Pollard

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Edmund de Waal’s duo show with Axel Salto opens at the Hepworth Wakefield, the final stop of the travelling exhibition, on 22 November 2025. Curated by de Waal, the exhibition is the first major UK exhibition of acclaimed Danish ceramicist Axel Salto (1889–1961). Salto’s ceramics will be shown alongside lesser-known and unseen works on paper, illustrations, writings and textiles, with a major new installation by de Waal reflecting on Salto’s enduring influence.

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