Exhibit explores Jamaican past
Pink, not the expected green, yellow or black, is the color that greets visitors at the Art & Emancipation in Jamaica exhibition at the Center for British Art. The pink, which is a shade between shocking pink and magenta, is not a celebratory or festive pink; it reflects the richness and complexity of the cultural identity of Jamaica during and after the British slave trade.
The exhibition, which will be on show until Dec. 30, commemorates the bicentenary of the abolition of the British slave trade. It focuses on the visual and material culture of slavery and emancipation in...
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