Black and White and Everything In Between: A Monochrome Journey

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Ian Lefebvre, Vancouver Art Gallery

Paul Wong, “ Chinese Cafes—The Five Energies,” 1997

screenprint on paper (Collection of the Vancouver Art Gallery, Gift from Rick Erickson & Donna Partridge, VAG 2023.25.34 a-e) (Photo: Vancouver Art Gallery)

Black and White and Everything In Between: A Monochrome Journey explores the monochrome as a central theme in artistic practice. This vibrant survey will be drawn almost entirely from the Gallery’s permanent collection and will feature more than 100 artworks from over 75 local, national and international artists. Including late nineteenth-century photography, calligraphy, abstract painting, sculpture and light installation, Black and White and Everything In Between takes viewers on a monochrome journey from its modern beginnings to its contemporary manifestations.

Featured artists include: Josef Albers, Vikky Alexander, Joan Balzar, Marcel Barbeau, Iain Baxter, Niels Bendtsen, B.C. Binning, Shannon Bool, Paul-Émile Borduas, Tom Burrows, Eric Cameron, Neil Campbell, Andrew Dadson, Gathie Falk, Brian Fisher, Yves Gaucher, General Idea, Jean Goguen, Jack Goldstein, Mona Hatoum, Megan Hepburn, Colleen Heslin, Robert Indiana, Robert Irwin, Denis Juneau, Elad Lassry, Evan Lee, Khan Lee, Roy Lichtenstein, Lui Shou-Kwan, Ken Lum, Anish Kapoor, Liz Magor, Teresa Marshall, Agnes Martin, Ron Martin, John McCracken, Guido Molinari, Michael Morris, Claes Oldenburg, Guy Pellerin, Ed Ruscha, Ruby Singh, Keith Sonnier, Jeffrey Spalding, Diana Thater, Wang Tiande, Glenn Toppings, Mina Totino, James Turrell, Cy Twombly, Andy Warhol, Neil Wedman,  James Welling, Rachel Whiteread, Paul Wong, Isabel Wynn, Victor Vasarely and Sun Xun.