Press releases

Cecilia Vicuña

Whitechapel Gallery presents the first major UK exhibition of Cecilia Vicuña (b.1948, Santiago, Chile) – one of Latin America’s most internationally renowned artists, poets, and feminist activists.

Posted in | 12 Jun 2026

Backyard Biennial: East

Backyard Biennial: East  is an 8-week, free, summer arts festival initiated by Whitechapel Gallery in collaboration with over 40 local partners and collaborators across East London.

Posted in | 20 Apr 2026

125th Anniversary Auction

Whitechapel Gallery launches 125th Anniversary online auction in collaboration with Phillips.

Posted in | 03 Mar 2026

Gabriel Chaile: Archaeology of Memory

Whitechapel Gallery presents a new commission from Argentinian Lisbon-based artist Gabriel Chaile (b. 1985, San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina).

Posted in | 27 Jan 2026

Art Night collaborates with Whitechapel Gallery to transform London’s East End in 2017

Posted in | 12 Jan 2017

Whitechapel Gallery and V-A-C Foundation present Cabaret Kultura

Posted in | 19 Jul 2016

Whitechapel Gallery and Phillips announce online commission with multi-media artist Jonas Lund

Launched today to coincide with the Whitechapel Gallery’s landmark exhibition Electronic Superhighway (2016-1966), a new work by Swedish artist Jonas Lund (b. 1984), Fair Warning (2016),invites the public to respond to a series of over 300 questions online.

Posted in | 07 Apr 2016

Joan Jonas celebrated as Whitechapel Gallery Art Icon at a spectacular gala dinner

On 25 February 2016 American artist Joan Jonas received the third Whitechapel Gallery Art Icon award at a gala dinner supported by the Swarovski Foundation at Christ Church Spitalfields, east London.

Posted in | 26 Feb 2016