Museums Sheffield invites you to the launch event for Bridget Riley: Venice and Beyond, Paintings 1967-1972 on Wednesday 17 February, 6- 8pm, Graves Gallery.
Bridget Riley is one of Britain’s most important and accomplished abstract painters, with a career spanning six decades. This new exhibition at the Graves Gallery will focus on a breakthrough moment in the development of the artist’s work: the introduction of colour.
Following her first major abstract works in the early 1960s, Riley began to incorporate colour into her painting in 1967 by using a limited palette in works such as Rise 1 (1968), a highlight of Sheffield’s collection. The adoption of colour came to inform Riley’s developments throughout her ensuing career, adding a rich new dimension to her investigation of visual contrast and perception.
Join us for the official opening preview and be the very first to see the exhibition. Please feel free to bring up to 4 guests.
RSVP via email rsvp@museums-sheffield.org.uk or call 0114 278 2664