Friday 26 February 2016

Events at the Whitechapel Gallery this March -

Talks & Events 
March at the Whitechapel Gallery

Judge Smith (pictured left) with Van der Graaf Generator. Photo: Dunstan Pereira

Don't Miss


A discussion on the music, art and the Kibbo Kift Kindred, the subject of our current archive exhibition with musician Judge Smith and curator Annebella Pollen. The Whitechapel Gallery launches a new publication dedicated to Andy Warhol with art critic and writer Gilda Williams, and we discover the rarely seen drawings of New York-based artist Anthony McCall.

Talks & Tours

Talk
Exhibition Histories: Lubaina Himid
Thu 3 Mar, 7pm | £9.50/£7.50 concs
Artist Lubaina Himid discusses three seminal exhibitions she curated in the 1980s introducing a radical generation of young Black and Asian women artists to the British art scene, challenging their previous invisibility. With curator Paul GoodwinBook Now
 
Curator's Tour
Electronic Superhighway (2016-1966)
Thu 10 Mar, 6.30pm, Free
Join curator Séamus McCormack on a guided tour of the Whitechapel Gallery's current major exhibition Electronic Superhighway (2016-1966) and discover its key themes and works. Admission to the tour is free with exhibition entry. 
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Talk
The Craft of the Woods: Inspired by Kibbo Kift
Thu 10 Mar, 7pm | £9.50/£7.50 concs
An evening of music and conversation exploring artistic responses to the Kibbo Kift. With Annebella Pollen, co-curator of the current archive exhibition, and musician Judge Smith, co-writer of a musical inspired by the group. Book Now
Artist Talk
Drawing and thinking: Anthony McCall
Thu 10 Mar, 7pm | £9.50/£7.50 concs
Looking back over 40 years, New York based artist Anthony McCall is joined in conversation by artists Graham Ellardand Stephen Johnstone to discuss the important role of drawing in his practice.Book Now

Audio Description

Workshop - Electronic Superhighway 2016-1966 
Thu 10 Mar, 7pm | £9.50/£7.50 concs
An audio description workshop with tactile images focusing on Electronic Superhighway 2016-1966. This event has been devised for blind and partially sighted visitors. To book a place contact: AudioDescription@whitechapelgallery.org in advance of your visit.

Book Launches

ON&BY: Andy Warhol
Gilda Williams on Andy Warhol 
Thu 17 Mar, 7pm | £9.50/£7.50 concs
Author of the bestseller How to Write About Contemporary ArtGilda Williams discusses her new book ON&BY Andy Warhol. The event launches the latest in the ON&BY book series, a compilation of writings by and on the most significant artists in contemporary culture. 
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Documents of Contemporary Art
David J Getsy: Queer
Thu 24 Mar, 7pm | £9.50/£7.50 concs
Launching Queer, from the Documents of Contemporary Art book series, this conversation takes the perspective of the artist to 
explore how queerness has impacted on and informed the art world – from artistic practice to critical discourse. With David J Getsy, Emily Roysdonand Prem Sahib. Book Now

Courses

Inside the Gallery: How to
Publish an exhibition catalogue
Sat 5 Mar, 10am – 5pm |  £195/£150 concs
Lunch and refreshments provided

This step-by-step course is a guide to every aspect of book publication. The s
ession will cover - the place of the book; planning a publication; processes and considerations; image copyright; production and print; and logistics of book sales and distribution. Book Now