The greatest conspiracy in ancient art – BBC REEL

Do we have a bias against colour in classical art? Matt Wilson explores prejudices that have built up over centuries – leading to what has been labelled ’chromophobia’, the subject of an exhibition at New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art. Wilson finds out why we don’t value colour, questioning a centuries-old misunderstanding. As Chroma’s curator Sarah Lepinski tells him: “It’s important that audiences come to understand the way they see ancient Greek and Roman sculpture isn’t the way it was first created.“ Video by Paul Ivan Harris Produced by Fiona Macdonald - - - - - Subscribe to BBC Reel: More videos: #bbc #bbcreel #bbcnews