NEON: The Charged Line celebrates the most internationally renowned neon artworks

Featuring artists such as Tracey Emin, Joseph Kosuth and Gavin Turk, NEON: The Charged Line will be the most significant survey focusing solely on the medium of neon staged in the UK to date.

The show will see the Grundy's municipal Edwardian galleries transformed into a series of eight rooms, each introducing work of different historical periods, geographic origins, and aesthetic interests. Whilst some artists, such as Kosuth or Emin, are more concerned with text and language others, including Eddie Peake, Mai-Thu Perret or David Batchelor, use neon as an extension of the drawn line, or for its three-dimensional sculptural or colourful qualities.

Of note will be the inclusion of two French artists, François Morellet and Bertrand Lavier. These significant early practitioners, active since the 1960s, were amongst the earliest to experiment with neon in abstract and geometric forms. Morellet, who passed away in May this year, was a major figure in the world of French art but has been less widely seen in public galleries in the UK. This exhibition will be a rare opportunity to review some of his most celebrated works. Not to be missed!

Exhibition dates from 1 Sept 2016 – 7 Jan 2017. Special opening hours for NEON: The Charged Line: Tuesday – Saturday: 10.00 - 17.00, Sunday: 11.00 – 17.00. Closed Mondays, and from 24 Dec 2016 – 2 January 2017 inclusive. Find out more: www.grundyartgallery.com.

Via direct submission | All images courtesy of respective artists. Main image: Joseph Kosuth Neon (1965) © Joseph Kosuth