Who Needs Colour? A Striking New Exhibition at Andipa Gallery

In the heart of Brompton Cross District, Andipa Gallery’s latest exhibition strips away the spectacle of colour to reveal something altogether more fundamental: the raw essence of art itself.

Running from 22 May to 21 June 2025, Who Needs Colour… challenges our assumptions about what makes art powerful. Curated with intent and restraint, the show features a curated selection of works by renowned artists such as Marc Chagall, Henri Matisse, David Hockney, Pablo Picasso, Alberto Giacometti, and Banksy—each piece unified by a monochrome palette.

This deliberate absence of colour shifts the focus. Instead of bold hues, the viewer is invited to engage with line, texture, light, and form. Chagall’s pencil drawings offer intense, almost feverish energy, while Matisse’s Nadia, Visage de Trois-Quarts reduces the female profile to its most confident lines. Hockney’s Home captures stillness and subtle human presence through tender draughtsmanship.

Even when pigment creeps in—like the red balloon in Banksy’s Girl with Balloon or the vibrant border in Keith Haring’s People Ladder—its presence feels all the more potent. These accents become emotional focal points, sharpening the visual and thematic impact.