Edmund de Waal Curates 'During the Night' at Kunsthistorisches Museum Vienna
In 2012, the Kunsthistorisches Museum Vienna initiated a series of exhibitions featuring international artists. The second installment, titled 'During the Night,' was organized by Edmund de Waal (born in Nottingham, 1964), who is renowned for his work 'The Hare with Amber Eyes.' Notably, de Waal's great-grandparents resided in Vienna prior to the Nazi regime's persecution. This exhibition centers on Albrecht Dürer's 1525 watercolor depicting a nightmare and delves into the concepts of dreams and anxiety. Over three years, de Waal curated various objects from different museum collections to offer fresh perspectives. The showcase concludes with a display of his creations, including porcelain fragments and black enamel vessels, and is open until January 29, 2017, at Kunsthistorisches Museum, Maria-Theresien-Platz, Vienna.
Key facts
- Exhibition 'During the Night' curated by Edmund de Waal at Kunsthistorisches Museum Vienna.
- Part of a series started in 2012; first curated by Ed Ruscha.
- Centers on Albrecht Dürer's 1525 watercolor of a nightmare.
- De Waal selected objects from multiple museum collections over three years.
- De Waal's great-grandparents Viktor and Emmy von Ephrussi lived in Vienna.
- Exhibition includes works from Picture Gallery, Kunstkammer, Greek and Roman Antiquities, library, musical instruments, Imperial Treasury, and Ambras Castle.
- Concludes with a vitrine of de Waal's own ceramic and metal works.
- Runs until January 29, 2017 at Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna.
Entities
Artists
- Edmund de Waal
- Ed Ruscha
- Albrecht Dürer
- Viktor von Ephrussi
- Emmy von Ephrussi
Institutions
- Kunsthistorisches Museum
- Kunstkammer
- Picture Gallery
- Greek and Roman Antiquities
- Imperial Treasury
- Ambras Castle
- Artribune
Locations
- Vienna
- Austria
- Nottingham
- United Kingdom
- Paris
- France
- Innsbruck
- Maria-Theresien-Platz