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Whitechapel Gallery is delighted to announce the fifteen artists selected for the 2025 edition of The London Open, which this year focuses on live art practices.
On the evening of Monday 3 March 2025, Colombian artist, Doris Salcedo (b. 1958, Bogotá) was presented with Whitechapel Gallery’s prestigious annual Art Icon Award, which celebrates the work of an artist who has made a profound contribution to the artistic landscape and influenced a generation of artists.
Bidding opens today for the 2025 Art Icon Auction, with a stellar lineup of works from leading contemporary artists in support of Whitechapel Gallery’s Exhibition and Participation Programmes.
Following acclaimed presentations at both Spike Island (Bristol) and Nottingham Contemporary (Nottingham), Whitechapel Gallery brings this major survey exhibition of the late British multi-media artist Donald Rodney to London.
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.
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.
Whitechapel Gallery is pleased to announce that Francis Alÿs (b. 1959, Belgium) will be the seventh artist to receive the prestigious Art Icon Award in partnership with Swarovski.
Whitechapel Gallery and the Authors’ Club are delighted to announce an eclectic shortlist that showcases the most exciting concepts, subjects and designs in English-language arts publishing today.
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