Whitechapel Gallery - Events Highlights Spring 2014

Event Highlights Spring 2014

Gallery Talk: Ingrid Swenson on the latest Contemporary Art Society Display Thursday 10 April, 7 - 8pmCuratorial Fellow Ingrid Swenson introduces the current Contemporary Art Society's collection display: The Best is Not Too Good for You.More Talk and Screening: Judith Barry: Voice/Off Thursday 10 April, 6.30 - 9pmArtist Judith Barry and Writer Jean Fisherdiscuss the complexities of using the voice as a form of political representation through film, video and installation. Led by Curator Omar Kholeif.More

Talk: Jacinto Lageira: Big Ideas Thursday 17 April, 7 - 9pm Art critic and Professor of Aesthetics at the University of Paris | Panthéon Sorbonne Jacinto Lageira talks about the inter-weaving of material histories and social experience, drawing on key themes from Kader Attia's year-long commission, such as repair. Supported by the Stanley Picker Trust. More Gallery Talk: Christine Van Assche on Chris Marker Thursday 25 April, 3 - 4pmJoin the exhibition's co-curator Christine Van Asscheon a tour exploring the world of Chris Marker. More

Talk: Christine Van Assche, Raymond Bellour and Chris Darke on Chris Marker Saturday 26 April, 3 - 5pm A conversation charting Chris Marker's experimental approach to making art - from films and books to photography and emerging technology. More Special Event: Kader Attia Thursdays 1 May, 7 - 9pm From east to west, from the cosmic to the magical, and from quantum physics to African music, Kader Attia unravels the influences within his commission for the Gallery. In collaboration with the Curating Contemporary Art Programme, Royal college of Art. Supported by the MeLa research Project.More