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 Japanese ceramics to lay the foundations for modern Studio Pottery. Author of a critical account of Leach’s genesis and aesthetic, de Waal discusses his enduring appeal.

Find out more at www.whitechapelgallery.org/exhibitions/kai-althoff-goes-with-bernard-leach

Transcript available here: www.whitechapelgallery.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Hear-Now.-Episode-Three-Transcript.pdf