November Events at Whitechapel Gallery
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November Talks and Events
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Discussion: Inhabiting Art: Assembling Collectivities Thursday 1 November, 7pm Exploring the power of the collective voice through communal living, activism and anti-authoritarianism with artist Nils Norman. More | Walking Tour: Community Activism in East London Sunday 4 November, 2pm Writer Ansar Ahmed Ullah’s walk in Brick lane and Spitalfields follows the history of activism in the Bangladeshi community, with readings from poetStephen Watts. More |
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Gallery Talk: Achim Borchardt-Hume on Mel Bochner With BSL interpretation Thursday 8 November, 7pm BSL users can email bsl@whitechapelgallery.org or call 020 7522 7888 to book. More | Talk: Judy Chicago Wednesday 14 November, 7pmSeminal feminist artist Judy Chicago talks about her work spanning five decades with art historian and writer Frances Borzello and Deputy Director of The Getty Institute Andrew Perchuk. Moderated by Anna Somers Cocks, founder of The Art Newspaper. More |
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Discussion: Banging Your Head Against the Wall Friday 16 November, 2pm Screenings, readings and talks considering painting, colour and the written word inspired by artist Mel Bochner’s work. Participants include artists David Batchelor, Jonathan Monk, Nick Thurston, art historian Briony Fer, and Guggenheim Senior curatorJeffrey Weiss. Chaired by Achim Borchardt-Hume. More | To Make a Tree: Lukasz Surowiec Thursday 22 November, 7pm Polish artist Lukasz Surowiec reflects on his project which transported hundreds of birch seedlings from the former Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp to Berlin, Germany. More |
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Walking Tour: The City of London's Lost Rivers Saturday 24 November, 1pm A unique event in search of the hidden Walbrook river which lies below the streets with Tom Bolton author of London's Lost Rivers: A Walker's Guide. Part of a series of events inspired by The Bloomberg Commission: Giuseppe Penone. More | Talk and Performance: Laure Prouvost Saturday 24 November, 1pmThe winner of the Max Mara Art Prize for WomenLaure Prouvost talks to artist Barbara Steveniabout inspiration, aspiration, residencies, waterfalls and Italy, with operatic performance by singer and composer Cristina Zavalloni. More |
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