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Invitation

1999 (made)
Artist/Maker
V&A (commissioned by)
Place of origin
United Kingdom (made)

This is the private view card for the exhibition The Shape of Colour: RED, 1999-2000. Curated by Jane Pavitt, this exhibition explored the cultural and pyschological meanings of the colour red, and its connotations of danger, sexuality, power and politics. The card itself uses colour, symbols and text to convey some of these meanings.

Object details

Categories
Printed Pages & Sheets
Advertising
Scotland
Object type
Invitation
Materials and techniques
Paper cards, hinged
Brief description
Private view card for opening of V&A/Glasgow exhibition The Shape of Colour: RED, 1999-2000
Physical description
Invitation consisting of five oblong cards hinged together at one corner in the form of paint colour charts. Each card printed entirely in red and white. One card painted in a spectrum of reds (pale pink, 10% red - scarlet, 100% red). Captions include 'No Entry' and 'No Unauthorised Entry'.
Credit line
Given by Susan Lambert
Subjects depicted
Red
Color Charts
Traffic Signs
Summary
This is the private view card for the exhibition The Shape of Colour: RED, 1999-2000. Curated by Jane Pavitt, this exhibition explored the cultural and pyschological meanings of the colour red, and its connotations of danger, sexuality, power and politics. The card itself uses colour, symbols and text to convey some of these meanings.
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.542-2001

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Record createdSeptember 6, 2004
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O103178/invitation-va/
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