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Exhibition launch: January 24
Curated by Zoë Chan
Chromophobia manifests itself in the many and varied attempts to purge colour from culture, to devalue colour, to diminish its significance. – David Batchelor
Published at the beginning of the twenty-first century, David Batchelor’s book Chromophobia (2000) critically examined what the author termed “chromophobia”—the fear of colour. Historically marginalized and othered within European and North American …
Donated to Richmond Art Gallery by Arthur Richardson in 1994, this work by Jalisco artist Juan Carrillo de la Cruz exemplifies the rich artistic tradition of the Huichol or Wixárika community in Northwestern Mexico.
For the Huichols, the realm of spirituality is intricately woven into the fabric of daily life, and their art is a vivid expression of this …
