Ultimate Gray and Illuminating [yellow]

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"Ultimate Gray and Illuminating Yellow," 2021

installation view

Closing Reception: August 19 at 6:30 pm.

The Mann Art Gallery is pleased to present a special salon of pictures from its Permanent Collection. Ultimate Gray and Illuminating [yellow] are the colours, which the Pantone Color Institute, designated “Color of the Year 2021.” All the pictures in this exhibition make extensive use of one or both of these colours.

As we punched the colours into our database, automatically generating the catalogue raisonné (reasoned catalogue) for this exhibition, we came to realize that the artists who produced these images were visionaries for the colour choices they made so many years ago (les palettes) – how did they know what colours would be trending in 2021?

For this salon, we ushered all Mann Art Gallery curators out of the room and put our faith in one of the most authoritative fashion forecasts available. Why? Listen to what Leatrice Eiseman, Executive Director of the Pantone Color Institute has to say:

The union of an enduring Ultimate Gray with the vibrant yellow Illuminating expresses a message of positivity supported by fortitude. Practical and rock solid but at the same time warming and optimistic, this is a color combination that gives us resilience and hope. We need to feel encouraged and uplifted; this is essential to the human spirit.

And who doesn’t need a little resilience and hope right now? Come visit the Mann Art Gallery for your own chance encounters with some of our gems and rarely seen works of art...

For over 20 years, Pantone’s Color of the Year has influenced product development and purchasing decisions in multiple industries, including fashion, home furnishings, and industrial design, as well as product packaging and graphic design.

The Pantone Color of the Year selection process requires thoughtful consideration and trend analysis. To arrive at the selection each year, Pantone’s color experts at Pantone Color Institute comb the world looking for new color influences. This can include the entertainment industry and films in production, traveling art collections and new artists, fashion, all areas of design, popular travel destinations, as well as new lifestyles, playstyles, and socio-economic conditions. Influences may also stem from new technologies, materials, textures, and effects that impact color, relevant social media platforms and even upcoming sporting events that capture worldwide attention. https://www.pantone.com/color-of-the-year-2021