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Playing with Fire - (Paperback)

Name: Playing with Fire - (Paperback)
Brand: Forlaget Press
SKU: 1003026697
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A conversation across time and space connecting words, images and ceramics from Edmund de Waal and Axel SaltoRenowned artist and writer Edmund de Waal (born 1964) meets acclaimed Danish ceramist Axel Salto (1889-1961), considered one of the greatest masters of 20th-century ceramic art.
256 Pages
Art, Collections, Catalogs, Exhibitions

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A conversation across time and space connecting words, images and ceramics from Edmund de Waal and Axel Salto

Renowned artist and writer Edmund de Waal (born 1964) meets acclaimed Danish ceramist Axel Salto (1889-1961), considered one of the greatest masters of 20th-century ceramic art. Salto was a poet and critic, artist and textile designer, whose work--much like de Waal's--plays on the memorial, the expressible and the intangible, and the ability or lack of language to define these feelings. Both men's multifaceted practices interact in harmony in this delicate, thoughtful book. Playing with Fire begins with excerpts from Salto's writings, including poems, design treatises and more, illustrated by archival copies of his publications from the 1930s and 1940s. In the latter part of the book, de Waal responds to Salto's life and legacy in a meditative essay, while we watch him at work in his studio. Admirers of contemporary ceramics or de Waal's bestselling memoir The Hare with the Amber Eyes will be enthralled with this moving publication.

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Dimensions (Overall): 9.3 Inches (H) x 6.6 Inches (W) x .9 Inches (D)

Weight: 1.25 Pounds

Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up

Number of Pages: 256

Genre: Art

Sub-Genre: Collections, Catalogs, Exhibitions

Publisher: Forlaget Press

Theme: Group Shows

Format: Paperback

Language: English

Street Date: February 24, 2026

TCIN: 1003026697

UPC: 9788232805884

Item Number (DPCI): 247-43-1527

Origin: Made in the USA or Imported

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