Whitechapel Gallery presents Art Night - 1 July 2017

Art Night 2017

Art Night is a free contemporary arts festival transforming London’s East End for one unforgettable night, in collaboration with Whitechapel Gallery. Art Night 2017 takes place this Saturday 1 July, presenting acclaimed international art in various historic and iconic sites, secret locations and public spaces. Conceived as new site-specific commissions, Art Night 2017 responds directly to east London’s heritage and diversity. Participating artists are Charles Avery, Jake & Dinos Chapman, Benedict Drew, Anne Hardy, Lawrence Lek, Melanie Manchot, Lindsay Seers, Do Ho Suh, Güneş Terkol and Ian Whittlesea. Art Night 2017 is in collaboration with Whitechapel Gallery and curated by Fatos Üstek. The festival is supported by international auction house Phillips, and receives public funding from the National Lottery through Arts Council England. Find out more Plan your night Art Night features 12 free projects and a Club Night, alongside its associate programme of 60 events, most are free and open to all. Download our Visitors Guide to plan your visit. Art Night 2017: Benedict Drew As part of Art Night 2017, artist Benedict Drew collaborates with experimental musicians on a durational performance with video and live music. Located in his exhibition The Trickle-Down Syndrome, the performance brings together a group of leading experimental musicians to produce exhilarating sounds of increasing intensity throughout the night. Find out more Get the Art Night App Download the Visit London app for free to help you navigate the Art Night trail and make the most of the sprawling mass of contemporary art projects happening in east London on July 1. The app includes an interactive map and journey times for the entire Curated Programme and a sizeable portion of our Associate Programme, to ensure you know where you're headed every step of the way. Download the App Related Events Talk Lawrence Lek: Play Station Thu 6 Jul 2017, 7pm | Free, Booking required What is the future of employment in an increasingly automated society? Artist Lawrence Lek is joined by curator Fatoş Üstek to discuss his commission for Art Night 2017, a video game ‘job simulator’ where all labour is disguised as leisure. A site-specific VR installation for the recently redeveloped White Chapel Building – previously owned by the Royal Bank of Scotland – Lek’s new work reflects on the relationship between labour and play. Book Now