Grey! Art on Ageing showcases intimate portraits that question how we grow old

Grey! Art on Ageing opens at the Museum van Bommel van Dam in the Netherlands, presenting photographic and film work that challenges prevailing views of ageing. The exhibition runs from 24 January until 14 June 2026. Documentary photographer Isadora Kosofsky is represented by her project Senior Love Triangle, which the gallery describes as "an intimate portrait of three octogenarians who have a complex, romantic love triangle as a shield against loneliness." Kosofsky says she began documenting Jeanie, Will and Adina early in her career in Los Angeles and that "I was so drawn to them." She adds that "there is no one way to age.

Ageing is not a monolith" and that "the reality is that older people are sexual. They are romantic." Other contributors include Diana Blok, whose Mother I (1996) prompted her to say, "As long as I remember, mother wore her pearl necklace with pride and elegance. I took this photograph, as she was undressing, after making a staged portrait of her.

It reminds me that we are all but another pearl in the veins of time." Marrie Bot's Geliefden – Timeless Love (2004) is shown alongside Bot's recollections of first hearing her parents and questioning "why is it we find the thought of older people and sex so shocking?" Lique Schoot's self‑portraits (including 42 Days with Hair Towels, 2005–2025) aim to show vulnerability and "complete freedom to be who I am," she says.

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Culture, Isadora Kosofsky, Senior Love Triangle, Bommel Van Dam, Diana Blok, Lique Schoot