Whitechapel Gallery - Opening this week...Dominique White: Deadweight

 

Dear Friends, Continuing our series of Summer exhibitions, opening this week is Deadweight, a new body of work from artist Dominique White, winner of the ninth Max Mara Art Prize for Women. Weaving together concepts of Afrofuturism, Afro-pessimism and Hydrarchy,  Deadweight comprises four large-scale sculptural works which continue the artist’s interest in creating new worlds for ‘Blackness’ and fascination with the metaphoric potency and regenerative power of the sea. Dive in and find out more. Dominique White: Deadweight Opens 2 Jul Also Showing Gavin Jantjes: To Be Free! A Retrospective 1940 - 70  Opens 12 Jun Ticketed ★★★★  'Fierce and subtle' - The Observer ★★★★ 'Seething anger is cradled within beautiful images' - The Arts Desk Book now. Coming Soon: Peter Kennard: Archive of Dissent  Opens 23 Jul Free Peter Kennard, artist, activist, and the UK's first (and only) Professor of Political Art, has created powerful images of resistance since the 1970s. This exhibition is one of the most comprehensive displays of his work to date. Find out more.   What's On Upcoming Events Talk To Be Free? Art and the Politics of Liberation Sat 6 Jul, 2 - 5.30pm An invigorating day of panel discussions exploring how artists resist political oppression, the cultural forms emerging from political change, and the impact of international artistic solidarity on liberation movements.  £15 (includes exhibition entry) Booking Required. Talk Dominique White and Taylor Le Melle in conversation Thu 11 Jul, 6.30pm Join Dominique White in conversation with writer and curator Taylor Le Melle in an evening exploring the artist's new commission, Deadweight. £5, Booking Required Talk Claire Bishop: Disordered Attention Thu 18 Jul, 6.30pm Art historian and critic Claire Bishop in joined in conversation by Isobel Harbison for a talk drawing on her latest book, Disordered Attention: How We Look at Art and Performance Today. £5, Booking Required Whitechapel Lates Peter Kennard & Friends Thu 25 Jul, 6-9pm A special evening celebrating the opening of Archive of Dissent. Programme highlights include Peter Kennard in conversation with artist and curator Harris Elliott, poetry from playwright, poet, novelist and spoken word artist Kae Tempest, and Moroccan-inspired music from Arfoud Brothers & Sisters. Find out more.  Browse All Events From The Editions Gallery To coincide with To Be Free!, his new exhibition at Whitechapel Gallery Gavin Jantjes has created a new etching titled Succulent Night (2024). The edition, relates to Jantjes' recent paintings from his Kirstenbosch (2023-ongoing) series, named after the national botanic garden in Cape Town. Buy Now From Our Friends: Serpentine Gallery Off Site Performance: Adham Faramawy, Daughters of the River 11 Jul, 8pm Join Adham Faramawy to a performance of dance, sound and spoken word to tell stories of the romances and toxicities of rivers and waterways. Borrowing from Alexander Pope’s poem ‘Windsor-Forest’, the performance slips between poetic and narrative storytelling. Find Out More