Chromophobia

In 'Chromophobia', David Batchelor delves into the phenomenon of Western society's fear of color, analyzing its historical and cultural roots.

The book examines how color has been marginalized or associated with the 'foreign' or 'other', and discusses resistance to this fear through various art movements and cultural expressions.

Batchelor explores a wide range of imagery, from Melville's 'great white whale' to Huxley's reflections on mescaline, and discusses the use of color in Pop, Minimal, and recent art.