Whitechapel Gallery - What's On: May Talks & Events

Talks & Events  May

Highlights Don't miss our symposium celebrating a decade of art and ideas in the iconic Documents of Contemporary Art book series co-published by Whitechapel Gallery and The MIT Press. Guest editors Claire Bishop, Felicity Allen, Gilda Williams and Richard Noble are joined by series editors Iwona Blazwick and Ian Farr to discuss different approaches to art and publishing (Fri 5 May). Plus, a rare screening of the film Together featuring Eduardo Paolozzi portraying working class life in post-war East London (Thu 11 May) and Anthea Hamilton's new piece of work combining live performance, animation and sound (Sat 13 May).  Talks Documents of Contemporary Art Fri 5 May 2017, 2-6pm | £12.50/£10.50 concs What are the urgent themes of our times? Why have ‘participation’, ‘education’ or ‘utopia’ become crucial to think about the current moment? This event celebrates a decade of art and ideas in the iconic Documents of Contemporary Art book series co-published by Whitechapel Gallery and The MIT Press. More Book Now Art in the Public Realm Thu 25 May 2017, 7pm | £9.50/£7.50 concs What purpose do arts festivals have in the urban fabric of a city? In the run up to Art Night 2017, join an evening dedicated to the subject of art in the public realm, with contributions from artists and curators. Guest speakers include Gareth Evans, Melanie Manchot, Fatoş Üstek & Sam Wilkinson. More Book Now Performance Anthea Hamilton Sat 13 May 2017, 3pm | £5/3.50 concs Combining live performance, animation and sound, Anthea Hamilton presents a new work created for the Whitechapel Gallery that takes the form of a live film. Structured as a series of real and imagined telephone calls, the piece will be assembled and activated in real time, with a series of playful interventions and interruptions by performers. More Book Now Films Ismyrna Thu 4 May 2017, 7pm | £9.50/7.50 concs The Lebanese artists and filmmakers Joana Hadjithomas and Khalil Joreige present ISMYRNA (2016), featuring acclaimed artist Etel Adnan. Recalling the changes that took place after the fall of the Ottoman Empire, the film questions the transmission of history, the attachment to places and objects. They are joined in conversation by Hoor Al-Qasimi, Director of the Sharjah Art Foundation. More Book Now Paolozzi on Screen Thu 11 May 2017, 7pm | £9.50/£7.50 concs Italian-born Lorenza Mazzetti produced Together (1956) during her time at the Slade School of Fine Art, recruiting fellow artists Eduardo Paolozzi and Michael Andrews to play deaf-mute dockers. The film is a unique portrayal of working class life in post-war East London. With an introduction by Brighid Lowe, Senior Lecturer in Fine Art at the Slade. More   Book Now Curator's Tour ISelf Collection: Curator's Tour Thu 18 May 2017, 6.30pm | Free, Booking required Explore identity and self-portraiture in a free curator-led tour of ISelf Collection: Self-portrait as the Billy Goat. Led by Mahera and Mohammad Abu Ghazaleh Curator Emily Butler. Drawn from the ISelf Collection, the display brings together works by Pawel Althamer, Louise Bourgeois, André Breton and the Surrealists, Enrico David, Tracey Emin, Gilbert & George, Gabriel Kuri, Yayoi Kusama, Linder, Aditya Mandayam, Raqs Media Collective, Prem Sahib and Cindy Sherman. More Book Now First Thursdays First Thursdaysat Whitechapel Gallery Thu 4 May 2017, 6-8pm | Free entry Visit the Gallery after hours with special events. This week, Paul O’Kane will be signing the mysterious black pages of ‘Technologies of Romance – Part I’. Published by eeodo in 2017 the book experiments with form, style, design and writing. More Plus: Sample complimentary Paolozzi lagers from Edinburgh Beer Factory.   First ThursdaysArt Bus Tour Thu 4 May 2017, 6-9pm | £9.50/£7.50 concs. Every First Thursday, the Art Bus Tour visits a changing selection of art spaces, galleries and exhibitions across the East End, with an introduction from an artist or curator at each venue. The May Art Bus Tour will visit Espacio Gallery, L’étrangère and Leyden Gallery. More Book Now Coming Soon Film Season Jonathan Meades Retrospective Writer, filmmaker, architectural critic and Britain’s greatest living television essayist Jonathan Meades (b. 1947) is the focus of our summer Retrospective. For nearly 30 years, Meades has interrogated art, architecture and the everyday to explore national identity and cultural phenomena from brutalism to dictators to caravanning. In this retrospective, we look back through Meades’ career from his earliest programmes for the BBC to his most recent filmmaking and writing, a body of work that remains profound, funny and startlingly relevant. More From our friends Science Museum Robots 8 February - 3 September 2017 The latest blockbuster exhibition from the Science Museum explores the epic 500 year history of Robots: from a 16thcentury automaton monk to the latest in cutting edge technology straight from the lab. Book Now