A regular group that comes together to collaborate with artists, curators and practitioners from other fields. The group have curated exhibitions and events in the Gallery, made films and even staged live art performances on Whitechapel High Street.
The youth forum was formerly known as the Young Curators. In 2010 they worked with artist Lady Lucy to explore ideas around naming and identity, resulting in a new group name – Duchamp & Sons.
Get in touch to join Duchamp & Sons. No previous art experience is necessary. All are welcome.
Come along to special events at the Gallery led by Duchamp & Sons.
Watch our film to hear from members of Duchamp & Sons and our Curator: Youth Programmes Renee Odjidja, on the occasion of the 2018 Whitechapel Gallery Art Icon Gala.
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Read the Duchamp & Sons manifesto here
Considering the ways in which lockdown has affected experiences of art and culture, Duchamp & Sons presents a virtually curated display featuring artworks drawn from the Hiscox Collection.
What does home mean? How do you come to feel part of a community? Duchamp & Sons are working with filmmaker Ayo Akingbade to investigate ideas of place and belonging.
Weaving experimental beats, sounds, lyrics, and spoken word the group worked with artist and musician Rosie Ridgway to create a new music album.
Workshops, performances, tours and pop-up displays exploring fresh visions of the future.
An installation combining fact and fiction to re-imagine a new history for the Gallery’s former café. In collaboration with artist duo Wright & Vandame
The group investigate the strange allegiance between mind and body leading to the creation of two films and an exhibition.
The youth forum express their collective voice and explore their shared identity with gallery staff and artist Ruth Beale.
An enlightening afternoon of screenings, performances and discussions on the theme of ‘Freedom/Control’. With artist Chiara Ambrosio.
From animation to composition, costume to choreography Duchamp & Sons explored a cross- disciplinary approach to making.
A performance investigating how language can be abstracted through layering, repetition and reordering.
How much do you share? How much have you seen? How much do you say? How much have you heard? A live radio show on surveillance, privacy, communication and control.
The group questioned ideas of surveillance, privacy and communication linking to the Electronic Superhighway exhibition.
An interview with pioneering American artist Joan Jonas, on the occasion of the Whitechapel Gallery Art Icon Award 2016.
A collaboration with artist, fishmonger and curator Sam Curtis exploring participation, manipulation, negotiation, co-operation and exchange.
An interactive workshop inspired by chance, luck and fortune in collaboration with artist Ruth Proctor.
Over six weeks the group explored themes of chance, probability, luck and fortune in Proctor’s practice.
A tour led by Duchamp & Sons sharing their personal responses to the artist’s work.
For this exhibition, Duchamp & Sons create new works in response to the Gallery space.
Performance artist Jenny Moore collaborated with the group over six weeks to create a new piece of art.
Duchamp and Sons were invited to create films in dialogue with the Josiah McElheny exhibition.
In the summer of 2010 the group worked with artist Lady Lucy to create a new name.
A project with artist Paul Crook investigating how the legacy of this group might be represented.
