"Imagination and the tradition of storytelling, more specificallythe art of fantasy, fairytales and nursery rhymes is at the centreof this exhibition. From Grimm to Reality showcases key workssuch as David Hockney's Illustrations for Six Fairy Tales fromthe Brothers Grimm and Paula Rego's nursery rhyme etchingsalongside Anya Gallaccio's ever changing Preserve Beauty,Ana Maria Pacheco's Misfortunes of a Sardine and SusannaMajuri's fantastical photographic landscapes. The exhibition is full of references to the imagery portrayed in childhood storiesand highlights the rich connection between imagination, thefamiliar and storytelling in contemporary art. Other highlightsto the exhibition include Jane Edden's Ideal Home sculpturesand Joel Ely's Thinking Bear."

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