Iwona Blazwick OBE to step down as Director of Whitechapel Gallery
5 January 2022 • Mark Westall
Iwona Blazwick has announced that after twenty years at the helm she will be stepping down in April 2022. Blazwick… Read More
Tag: Whitechapel Gallery
Whitechapel Gallery (founded 1901, London, UK) has long been a catalyst for contemporary art and ideas. Known for introducing British audiences to global voices—from Picasso’s Guernica in 1939 to major shows by Barbara Kruger, Sophie Calle, and Theaster Gates—it remains a site where art meets social consciousness. Its exhibitions, talks, and commissions bridge the local and the international, reflecting London’s shifting cultural landscape while championing experimentation, access, and dialogue.
The Top 5 Painting Exhibitions to see in London
26 September 2021 • Tabish Khan
Cities, mountains, faceless figures, war and birds.
3 major London galleries collaborate with artist Theaster Gates on a multi-venue presentation.
28 June 2021 • Mark Westall
Whitechapel Gallery, the Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A) and Serpentine have jointly announced a multi-venue presentation dedicated to artist Theaster Gates’s (b.1973, USA) clay practice for 2021-22.
Whitechapel Gallery to receive £206,332 from second round of the Government’s Culture Recovery Fund
2 April 2021 • Mark Westall
Whitechapel Gallery in London has received a grant of £206,332 from the Government’s £1.57 billion Culture Recovery Fund to help the organisation recover and reopen.
Emma Talbot celebrates International Women’s Day on Picadilly Lights.
1 March 2021 • Mark Westall
Emma Talbot, the London-based artist of sensuous visual poems becomes the next CIRCA artist, presenting a new body of four… Read More
Eileen Agar: Angel of Anarchy
6 December 2020 • Mark Westall
Whitechapel Gallery will present Eileen Agar: Angel of Anarchy, a major retrospective of the work of Eileen Agar (1899-1991). The exhibition is the largest exhibition of Agar’s work to date.
What’s Wrong with Art? The Art speaks for itself
13 October 2020 • Tabish Khan
Is this just another barrier to accessing art.
Whitechapel Gallery is opening to the public on Tuesday 14th July
29 June 2020 • Mark Westall
Whitechapel Gallery is opening to the public on Tuesday 14th July 2020 with new Health & Safety measures in place to prioritise the welfare of staff and visitors. The spring exhibition programme, including Radical Figures: Painting in the New Millennium, Carlos Bunga’s monumental environment and Spain’s most important collection of contemporary art will be extended through the summer.
Whitechapel Gallery partners with 20 organisations to launch a global season of artists’ film online
22 April 2020 • Mark Westall
Whitechapel Gallery is bringing film, video and animation from around the world to audiences at home as part of its Artists’ Film International (AFI) programme. During our precarious times, every Tuesday a film selected by one of 20 global partners launches on Whitechapel Gallery’s website.
Five shortlisted artists announced for the Max Mara Art Prize for Women 2019 – 2021
14 October 2019 • Mark Westall
The Whitechapel Gallery, Collezione Maramotti and Max Mara have announced the five shortlisted artists for the 8th edition of the Max Mara Art Prize for Women: Allison Katz, Katie Schwab, Tai Shani, Emma Talbot and Hannah Tuulikki.
The Top 7 Art Exhibitions to see in London in August
4 August 2019 • Tabish Khan
Destruction of heritage, explosions of colour, Manga, dark matter, writing, moon meditation and giant headphones.
Whitechapel Gallery and the Authors’ Club launch eight new awards celebrating visual arts publishing
25 January 2019 • Mark Westall
The Richard Schlagman Art Book Awards launched today, 25th January 2019, to celebrate excellence in the world’s English-language arts publishing scene
Rachel Whiteread has been awarded the sixth Art Icon award
9 January 2019 • Mark Westall
The Whitechapel Gallery has just announced that Rachel Whiteread is the sixth artist to receive the prestigious annual Art Icon award in partnership with Swarovski.
The Top 7 Art Exhibitions to see in London between Christmas and New Year
23 December 2018 • Tabish Khan
This week’s Top Art Exhibitions to see in London’ include Addiction, skulls, forensics, armour, darkness, design, and architecture.
Whitechapel Gallery ground-floor gallery transformed into vast swimming pool
26 September 2018 • Mark Westall
hitechapel Gallery has today unveiled the transformation of its ground-floor gallery into a vast, eerily abandoned public swimming pool. The Whitechapel Pool (2018) is a large-scale site-specific installation created by artist duo Elmgreen & Dragset.
Elmgreen & Dragset talk to us about their upcoming show ‘This is How We Bite Our Tongue’ and some other stuff
17 September 2018 • Mark Westall
We met in a gay club in Copenhagen, called After Dark. They later went bankrupt. We’re still keeping our heads above water.
The Top 7 Art Exhibitions to see in London this week
27 August 2018 • Tabish Khan
This week’s Top7 art exhibitions to visit include: Tentacles, depression, children, optical illusions, flowers, blueprints and migration.
The Top 7 Art Exhibitions to see in London this week
5 August 2018 • Tabish Khan
Politics, twins, windows, bodies, Pakistan, a donkey and artificial intelligence.
The Top 7 Art Exhibitions to see in London this week 06/05/18
6 May 2018 • Tabish Khan
Whale skeletons, live birds, Jesus in goal, North Korean propaganda, venomous creatures and a pink ceiling.
Allied Editions partner with New York organisations at Frieze New York 2018
29 April 2018 • Mark Westall
London based non-profit collective Allied Editions partner with New York organisations to launch exclusive artist editions at Frieze New York.
Helen Cammock wins the Max Mara Art Prize for Women
18 April 2018 • Mark Westall
Helen Cammock is the seventh winner of the prestigious Max Mara Art Prize for Women. The Prize produced in collaboration with Whitechapel gallery supports UK-based female artists who have not previously had a solo survey exhibition, making it the only visual art prize of its kind the UK.
Allied Editions, best value @ #FriezeLondon
6 October 2017 • Mark Westall
Allied Editions is a unique artist’s editions collective organised by Camden Arts Centre, Chisenhale Gallery, Institute of Contemporary Arts (ICA), South London Gallery, Studio Voltaire, Serpentine Galleries and Whitechapel Gallery.
Watch FAD Live’s Coverage Of Art Night London
28 June 2017 • Staff
Watch live coverage of Art Night London with FAD Magazine on Facebook including new commissions by Jake & Dinos Chapman, Benedict Drew and Lindsay Seers.
The Top 9 Art Exhibitions to see this week in London
18 June 2017 • Tabish Khan
Japanese architecture, Pieta, ghostly ships, spinning smartphones, a diverse artist, electricity, a skip, guns and students.