Whitechapel Gallery
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Founded in 1901, the Whitechapel Gallery in London exhibits modern and contemporary art and is known for showcasing emerging artists.
It has no permanent collection, but a rolling programme of several exhibitions each year. The programme has ranged from showcasing art from Africa, India and Latin America to premiering emerging figures such as Picasso, Mark Rothko and Jackson Pollock. The gallery holds a triennial open submission competition, which has recently been relaunched as The London Open.
Rachel Whiteread's beautiful commission for the facade of the building, Tree of Life, created with support from the Art Fund, was unveiled in June 2012. The artist's first permanent public commission in the UK, it features clusters of leaves, cast in bronze and plated in gold leaf, emblazoning the gallery's facade with shimmering foliage. The work was inspired by both the Tree of Life, an Arts and Crafts motif adorning the gallery's towers, and 'Hackney weed', the urban plants that grow on buildings in the area.
Visitor information
Address
77-82 Whitechapel High Street, London, Greater London, E1 7QX
020 7522 7888
Opening times
Tue – Sun, 11am – 6pm (Thu until 9pm).
Exclusions and safety measures
Closed 24 – 26 Dec
Visitor information
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