WHAT

Since the early Renaissance period, the ‘grisaille’ technique has been used by artists to imitate the look of sculpture in paintings executed entirely in shades of grey. The multi-media exhibition investigates the ways in which grey continues to capture the fascination of a new generation of artists. 

WHY

Many artists during the 20th-century turned towards abstraction in grey to investigate the essential elements of painting. The works renew and challenge how we perceive the colour grey, articulating the complexity of a colour that is both contemplative and poetic.