Press releases

Whitechapel Gallery’s free late night contemporary art festival, Nocturnal Creatures, returns for its second year

New installations, artist performances, music, film and culinary experiences take over London’s East End for late-night festival Nocturnal Creatures

Posted in | 22 May 2019

NEON in collaboration with the Ephorate of Antiquities of Cyclades presents: The Palace at 4 a.m.

This exhibition of contemporary art in Greece is inspired by the collection of the Archaeological Museum of Mykonos.

Posted in | 17 May 2019

New exhibition examines the relationship between contemporary art and the rural ahead of major conference in June

Posted in | 03 May 2019

Details of debut Michael Rakowitz survey revealed

Debut survey of internationally renowned Iraqi-American artist Michael Rakowitz (b.1973) comes to Whitechapel

Posted in | 02 May 2019

Whitechapel Gallery Art Icon 2019 in partnership with Swarovski

The Whitechapel Gallery is pleased to announce that Rachel Whiteread (b. 1963, UK) is the sixth artist to receive the prestigious annual Art Icon award in partnership with Swarovski.

Posted in | 09 Jan 2019

2019 Programme revealed

Posted in | 14 Nov 2018

Announcement – Autumn 2018 Programme

The first UK survey of Elmgreen & Dragset announced for this Autumn, in addition to new exhibitions and commissions across our archive, collection and project galleries.

Posted in | 04 May 2018

Helen Cammock wins the Max Mara Art Prize for Women in collaboration with Whitechapel Gallery

The Prize, which has been awarded in alternate years since 2005, 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.

Posted in | 16 Apr 2018