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Edmund de Waal: video highlights of ‘white’

By Harriet Baker

Published 1 October 2015

Artist and writer Edmund de Waal gives a tour of his new project in the RA Library and Print Room.

  • For his latest project, potter Edmund de Waal has selected an unusual group of objects to be displayed in the Library and Print Room of the Royal Academy, a space hallowed with history and previously unexplored by the general public.

    In an intriguing exploration of the colour white, objects including a sculpture by Cy Twombly, a painting by Giorgio Morandi, an edition of Laurence Sterne’s 1759 novel Tristram Shandy and Kazimir Malevich’s revolutionary teapot are placed throughout the library, which remains a working space for Royal Academicians, scholars and RA staff. Here, the artist introduces his project, and discusses some key works from the exhibition.

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    'white' by Edmund de Waal

    Edmund de Waal introduces his project ‘white’ in the RA Library and Print Room.

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    The hare with the amber eyes

    Edmund de Waal discusses the tiny netsuke (Japanese carved ivory figurine) of a hare with amber eyes, which has been in his family for five generations and which inspired his bestselling book of the same name.

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    Ai Weiwei's marble lantern

    Edmund de Waal discusses Ai Weiwei’s ‘Lantern’ (2014), which he has chosen to display in his project ‘white’.

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    Darren Almond

    Edmund de Waal discusses Darren Almond’s photographic work ‘Fullmoon@Glacial Ascent’ (2014).

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    Books

    Edmund de Waal discusses the books and printed materials he has selected as part of the installation.

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    Malevich's teapot

    The project includes two works by Kazimir Malevich - a drawing and a piece of porcelain, his revolutionary teapot from the early 1920s.

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    Marble bust

    Edmund de Waal discusses a marble bust with a fascinating history from the RA Collection.

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    Meissen beaker

    Edmund de Waal discusses a Meissen beaker, an early example of European porcelain.

  • white: a project by Edmund de Waal will be in the Library and Print Room of the Royal Academy until 3 January 2016. Timed entry slots will operate. Booking is essential.

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