THINGS: A Century of Works Purchased with the Contemporary Art Society

This exhibition exhibits for the first time all the works purchased for the Grundy collection with the Contemporary Art Society (CAS). CAS was founded in 1912, whilst the Grundy opened in 1911 and there are records of the two organisations working together that span the twentieth century and continue to the present day.

This will be an opportunity for visitors to see first hand some of the treasures that have been acquired over years including works by Picasso, Julian Trevelyan, Craigie Aitcheson and Gilbert and George.

Also brought together for the first time will be all of the works recently purchased jointly with four other galleries in the North West; the Whitworth Art Gallery, the Manchester Art Gallery, The Walker Art Gallery and the Victoria Gallery; artists Brian Griffiths, Haroon Mirza and Helen Marten will all be on display, alongside recent purchases by Heather Phillipson.