2016 Pilkington Lecture

2016 Pilkington Lecture

Thursday 10 November 2016

‘Give it shadow enough: Art and memory’

Edmund de Waal is an artist and writer. Born in Nottingham in 1964, de Waal is best known for his large scale installations of porcelain vessels which are informed by his passion for architecture, space and sound.  His work has been exhibited internationally and throughout the UK, including Manchester.

His family memoir, The Hare with Amber Eyes (2010), has won many literary prizes and has been translated into over 30 languages. His second book, The White Road was published in 2015. Other works include The Pot Book (2011), 20th century ceramics (2003) and de Waal’s critical study on Bernard Leach (1997).

He is a Senior Fellow of the Royal College of Art, Honorary Fellow of Trinity Hall, Cambridge and is a Trustee of the Victoria & Albert Museum.

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Cost per person: £48.00

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Menu Choices                                                                                                           

Main

• Slow roasted belly pork, dauphinoise potatoes, savoy cabbage, apple jus       .........  
• Pan fried salmon, saffron potatoes, salsa verde                                                .......2..
• Wild mushroom risotto, toasted walnuts, pecorino crisp                                    .........         

Dessert

• Lemon posset, ginger shortbread, roast fig                                                        .......2 
• Cheese board                                                                                                    

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Lecture 6.30pm - Grand Hall, The Whitworth

Dinner 8.00pm - Cafe, The Whitworth