Exhibitions and Projects

Whitechapel Gallery reveals spring/summer 2021 programme

Ahead of its 120-year anniversary, Whitechapel Gallery announces a spring programme of exclusively women artists and a summer triennial in celebration of London’s emerging practitioners. Interpretative texts and audio content will be made available on the Gallery’s free digital guide as part of the Bloomberg Connects app.

Posted in | 18 Dec 2020

Whitechapel Gallery announces major Eileen Agar survey for February 2021

Whitechapel Gallery is pleased to announce Eileen Agar: Angel of Anarchy, a major retrospective of the work of Eileen Agar (1899-1991).

Posted in | 10 Nov 2020

New Archive exhibition delves into Whitechapel Gallery’s pioneering educational activities

This autumn’s new Archive exhibition delves into Whitechapel Gallery’s rich history and the educational activities that influenced the diverse cultural landscape of East London.

Posted in | 12 Oct 2020

Home: Live > In Room: Youth Forum selects from the Hiscox Collection

Considering the ways in which lockdown has affected experiences of art and culture, Whitechapel Gallery’s Youth Forum, Duchamp & Sons, presents a virtually-curated display featuring artworks drawn from the Hiscox Collection.

Posted in | 12 Oct 2020

Artists Gary Hume and Sol Calero present works from the Hiscox Collection to go on public display for the first time.

Artists Gary Hume and Sol Calero present works from the Hiscox Collection to go on public display for the first time.

Posted in | 12 Oct 2020

Nalini Malani presents an immersive Animation Chamber for a major new commission at Whitechapel Gallery

Nalini Malani presents an immersive Animation Chamber for a major new commission at Whitechapel Gallery.

Posted in | 12 Oct 2020

Whitechapel Gallery launches new podcast series and season of live digital events for autumn 2020

Whitechapel Gallery launches new podcast series and season of live digital events for autumn 2020

Posted in | 12 Oct 2020

Autumn 2020 Programme Announcement

Whitechapel Gallery’s entirely free autumn 2020 exhibition season celebrates diversity in ideas, medium and practice through new artist commissions, retrospectives, archival material and international collection displays.

Posted in | 04 Aug 2020

Emma Talbot wins the 8th edition of the Max Mara Art Prize for Women

Max Mara, Whitechapel Gallery and Collezione Maramotti are delighted to announce Emma Talbot as the winner of the Max Mara Art Prize for Women.

Posted in | 10 Mar 2020

Carlos Bunga creates a new evolving architectural artwork at Whitechapel Gallery

A creator of spectacular and immersive environments Carlos Bunga (b. 1976, Porto, Portugal) is the latest artist commissioned by the Whitechapel Gallery to create a major new site-specific artwork, going on free display for six months.

Posted in | 28 Jan 2020

In the Eye of Bambi: ”la Caixa” Collection of Contemporary Art Selected by Verónica Gerber Bicecci

The artist and writer Verónica Gerber Bicecci (b. 1981, Mexico) explores the effects of human and environmental catastrophe on landscape and language in this free display of photography, video and installation.

Posted in | 28 Jan 2020

News

Whitechapel Gallery receives lifeline grant from Government’s £1.57bn Culture Recovery Fund

Whitechapel Gallery has been awarded £534,000 as part of the Government’s £1.57 billion Culture Recovery Fund (CRF) to help face the challenges of the coronavirus pandemic and to ensure they have a sustainable future, the Culture Secretary has announced.

Posted in | 13 Oct 2020

Whitechapel Gallery plans July reopening

Whitechapel Gallery will reopen to the public on 14 July 2020 with new Health & Safety measures in place to prioritise the welfare of staff and visitors.

Posted in | 30 Jun 2020

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