Edmund de Waal, “The White Road”
January 12, 2016 The Getty Center, Los Angeles “What is this thing of whiteness?” Potter and author Edmund de Waal visits the Getty Museum to talk about his new book, The White Road: Journey into an Obsession -- an obsession with porcelain that takes him to the historical roots of “white gold” in China, France, Germany, England, and the U.S. In one shocking chapter, de Waal describes his discovery that Nazi leaders also cherished porcelain and set up a manufactory next to the Dachau concentration camp. In the final portion of the talk, de Waal discusses his latest project creating an exhibition for Los Angeles, which is inspired by the work of John Cage and architect Rudolf Schindler. Introduction by Timothy Potts, director of the Getty Museum Lecture begins at 11:00
