What's On: April at the Whitechapel Gallery

What's On: April

Take a tour of Eduardo Paolozzi “I think what draws me to Paolozzi is that there’s a kind of focus to the chaos. And when you’re a performer, your brain is in a similar sort of state.”  Phill Jupitus Armed with an Eduardo Paolozzi Art Map, comedian Phill Jupitus takes on London’s most iconic Paolozzi sites, starting off at the Whitechapel Gallery exhibition (closes 14 May) with stops at Tottenham Court Road, the British Library and more.   Download the free Transport for London Eduardo Paolozzi Art Map or pick up a copy at any Zone 1 Tube station. Exhibitions & Displays On Now Eduardo Paolozzi Until 14 May 2017 Tickets: £13.50 / £11.95 (without Gift Aid). Free for Members This major retrospective spans five decades and features over 250 works; from the artist’s post-War bronzes, revolutionary screen-prints and collages, to his bold textiles and fashion designs. Book Now   Last Chance to See Terrains of the Body: Photography from the National Museum of Women in the Arts Until 16 Apr 2017 | Free entry Drawn from the only museum of its kind in the world, this display features video and photography work by seventeen international artists including Hellen van Meene, Marina Abramović, Rineke Dijkstra, Nan Goldin, Candida Höfer, Adriana Varejão and others.   Coming Soon Iself Collection Self-portrait as the Billy Goat 27 Apr - 20 Aug 2017 | Free entry   This display from the ISelf Collection explores self-portraiture in its many forms – from the physical to the imaginary and psychological. Artists featured include Pawel Althamer, Louise Bourgeois, Enrico David, Tracey Emin, Gabriel Kuri, Yayoi Kusama, Linder, Raqs Media Collective, Prem Sahib and Cindy Sherman.   Commission Emanuel Almborg: Learning Matter 27 Apr - 20 Aug 2017 | Free entry Swedish artist Emanuel Almborg (b. 1981) presents a new work developed in collaboration with local children. Looking at the role technology plays in our everyday lives and relationships, the work is shown alongside two recent films: The Majority Never Has The Right On Its Side (2013) and Talking Hands (2016). Events

Prix Pictet Conversations Rut Blees Luxemburg Thu 13 Apr 2017, 7pm £9.50/7.50 concs The London-based artist and reader in Urban Aesthetics at the Royal College of Art Rut Blees Luxemburg discusses her large-scale photographic works as part of the Prix Pictet Conversations on Photography talk series. More Book Now Symposium & Film The Sound of Memory Thu 23 Apr 2017, 11.30-6pm £9.50/7.50 concs The Sound of Memory symposium brings together filmmakers, artists and composers to explore the broad domain of acoustic ecologies and soundscape’s engagement in place. More Book Now

Friday Tastings After Hours, our wine bar and charcuterie, launches free fortnightly tastings accompanied by a special menu on Fridays 6.30-11pm.  Tonight (Fri 7 Apr) Brixton-based wine company The New Zealand Cellar offer a complimentary tasting of Kiwi wines, along with our tasty light bites and sharing boards. Next (Sun 23 Apr), join Filipe from Casa Ferrerinha to taste a selection of their delicious wines from the Douro in Portugal. More Limited Editions Editor's Pick: April Clare Barclay Piered Apart (2010) Two colour hand-produced screen print. 50 x 60 cm [19.7 x 23.6 inches]. Edition of 40 works, signed and numbered verso. This edition, created by Claire Barclay on the occasion of her Bloomberg Commission at the Whitechapel Gallery in 2010, is inspired by architectural hardware such as keys, locks and chains. More Price: £420.00 Members Price: £378.00