David Batchelor: Found Monochromes

Since 1997, David Batchelor has been photographing single square and rectangle planes of uninterrupted white that he passes as he walks through London and places he visits. The images are informal and impromptu; shot from a uniform distance the white planes are seen on a diversity of backdrops: brick walls, car doors, metal fences and more. Batchelor began this body of work after considering the history of the monochrome in painting, and the lack of skill associated with them in the work of Yves Klein and Ad Reinhardt, amongst others. Bringing together the largest group of photographs from this series, a conversation between the philosopher Jonathan Rée and the artist focuses on the importance of monochromes to ideas of modernity, artificiality and the city. SELLING POINTS; . Bringing together the largest group of photographs from this series, a conversation between the philosopher Jonathan Rée and the artist focuses on the importance of monochromes to ideas of modernity, artificiality and the city 250 colour illustrations

David Batchelor is an artist and writer who has exhibited wiDavid Batchelor is an artist and writer who has exhibited widely in Europe and America. Senior Tutor in Critical Theory dely in Europe and America. Senior Tutor in Critical Theory in the Department of Curating Contemporary Art at the Royal in the Department of Curating Contemporary Art at the Royal College of Art, London, he is a frequent contributor to suchCollege of Art, London, he is a frequent contributor to such journals as "Artforum" and "Frieze" and the author of "Mini journals as "Artforum" and "Frieze" and the author of "Mini

Photographing white single squares and rectangles found in urban areas, David Batchelor's Found Monochromes project expands the artist's interrogation of colour, skill and the cityscape. Since 1997, David Batchelor has been photographing single square and rectangle planes of uninterrupted white that he passes as he walks through London and places he visits. The images are informal and impromptu; shot from a uniform distance the white planes are seen on a diversity of backdrops: brick walls, car doors, metal fences and more. Batchelor began this body of work after considering the history of the monochrome in painting, and the lack of skill associated with them in the work of Yves Klein and Ad Reinhardt, amongst others. Bringing together the largest group of photographs from this series, a conversation between the philosopher Jonathan R

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