The Whitechapel was founded in 1901 to bring great art to the people of East London. The Gallery is internationally acclaimed for its exhibitions of modern and contemporary art and its pioneering education and public events programmes.
The Whitechapel has premiered international artists such as Pablo Picasso, Frida Kahlo, Jackson Pollock, Mark Rothko and Nan Goldin, and provided a showcase for Britain’s most significant artists from Gilbert & George to Lucian Freud, Peter Doig to Mark Wallinger. The Gallery plays a unique role in the capital’s cultural landscape and is pivotal to the continued growth of East London as the world’s most vibrant contemporary art quarter.
Current Exhibitions:
Thomas Struth: Photographs 1978-2010
Until 16 September 2011
The Government Art Collection
Until 2 September 2012
This is Whitechapel
Until 4 September 2011
Fred Sandback
Until 14 August 2011
Children's Art Commission: Alan Kane: Home for Orphaned Dishes
Until 4 September 2011
Forthcoming Exhibitions:
The Bloomberg Commission: Josiah McElheny
6 September 2011-12 August 2012
Rothko in Britain
9 September 2011-26 February 2012
Wilhelm Sasnal
14 October-1 December 2011
Zarina Bhimji
18 January-9 March 2012
