Whitechapel Gallery Events - What's On: October Talks, Conferences & Tours

Talks & Events  October

Don't Miss Tune in to the Whitechapel Gallery Facebook to see the Guerrilla Girls live, join a day of discussion on the art of the Arab world, and find out how contemporary art has merged with other practices to explore animal nature with the launch of the latest Documents of Contemporary Art book title.   Talks Facebook Live: Guerrilla Girls  Whitechapel Gallery Facebook page | Sat 1 Oct, 3pm  Watch the live broadcast of renowned feminist artist collective the Guerrilla Girls' lecture at the Gallery, illustrating their work over the past thirty years, and the work that still needs to be done. Tune in via Facebook Coinciding with the the new displayGuerrilla Girls: Is it even worse in Europe?   Documents of Contemporary Art: Animals Thu 27 Oct, 7pm | £9.50/£7.50 concs A talk launching Animals, the latest title in the Whitechapel Gallery's Documents of Contemporary Art book series. Editor Filipa Ramos is joined by artist Marcus Coates and writer Maria Fusco to discuss how contemporary art, in dialogue with other disciplines, has emerged as a platform for exploring animal nature. Book Now Conferences & Symposia Tracing An Imperfect Chronology: The Barjeel Art Foundation Collection Sat 22 Oct, 11.30am-6pm | £15/£12.50 concs Coinciding with the exhibition Imperfect Chronology – Mapping the Contemporary II this day-long event brings together artists, academics and curators to discuss alternative histories of modernism and how they have shaped contemporary artistic practice in the Arab world. Book Now   Invisible Architectures: Lesions in the Landscape Sat 29 & Sun 30 Oct 2016, 11.30am–6pm | £15 (1 day) £25 (2 days) How can art transform the ways we understand memory, forgetting and amnesia? This two day symposium brings together artists, writers, scientists and social psychologists as part of Lesions in the Landscape, a project exploring amnesia and the implications of memory loss on identity, space and imagining the future. Book Now Tours First Thursdays: Art Bus Tour Thu 6 Oct, 7pm, | £9.50/£7.50 concs Discover new exhibitions in east London on the First Thursdays Art Bus. Stopping atHales Gallery The Art Pavillion and Nunnery Gallery you'll get an introduction and tour from an artist or curator. Book now   Film Mikhail Karikis: Location, Voice, Action! Thu 20 Oct, 7pm | £9.50/£7.50 concs An evening featuring a selection of Mikhail Karikis’ video-works from the last decade, including a premiere screening of Ain’t Got No Fear (2016). Karikis is joined in discussion with influential curator Katerina Gregos, followed by a Q&A. Book Now