Black and White and Everything In Between: A Monochrome Journey

Drawn almost entirely from the Gallery’s permanent collection, Black and White and Everything In Between: A Monochrome Journey explores the modern beginnings and contemporary manifestations of the monochrome, revealing its enduring appeal. The exhibition invites viewers on a sensorial journey through rooms of black abstraction, shades of grey, and white-on-white expression—with vibrant interludes of colour—to consider how the monochrome can articulate conceptual, cultural and political meanings. Featuring over 100 works by more than 50 artists in a range of styles, genres, themes and mediums, A Monochrome Journey uses colour as an organizing principle, creating unexpected juxtapositions that allow us to see familiar work in new ways.

The exhibition will be on display at the Vancouver Art Gallery until November 3, 2024.