THIS is an austere, even star exhibition, dominated by black and white. It is also dominated by a large four part carborundum print, entitled Four Figures, which consists almost wholly of large, faintly Oriental style, black calligraphic shapes on a white ground. These are abstract, but they also suggest - though faintly a face, a dancing body etc.

This hard, simplified style is echoed in the other large carborundum prints, while the smaller etchings mark a contrast. Again, they are essentially black and while, but often stress the clash of large, heavily inked areas with adjacent areas using cross hatched effects. It is a telling enough effect in itself, but it is not new, and it is repeated rather too often.

It goes without saying that all this is done with an expert technique levels of printmaking are now high virtually everywhere, and the days are gone when the semi amateur could get a footing in this field. But technique in printmaking has recently become almost an end in itself, a professional discipline which often threatens to shut out any expressive content.

The innate, abstract power of black and white, even the richness of black alone and its variations, the range of stark or subtle effects which can be obtained from them, have been explored a great deal over the past 30 years. In fact, there seems relatively little left to say in that particular area; the limits have probably been reached, and this exhibition scarcely extends them.

. Runs until February 1st.