Books by David Batchelor

A new book from Reaktion best-selling author and artist, David Batchelor, The Luminous and the Grey is a unique study of the places where colour comes into being and where it fades away.

In this best-selling book David Batchelor analyzes the motivations behind the widespread fear of colour within Western culture, considering the work of writers and philosophers who have used colour as a significant motif, and offering new interpretations of familiar texts and works of art. 'a hugely entertaining guide to our ongoing obsession with white' - Time Out