It was palpably clear from her Whitechapel Gallery retrospective that Mary Heilmann had initially trained as a sculptor—and not just because the earliest piece on display, The Big Dipper (1969), was…
The Kindred of the Kibbo Kift serves as one of the more fascinating minor episodes in 20th-century British history. Part of the interwar ferment of experimental lifestyles and youth movements, the Kin…
Alex Sainsbury, the founder of the closely watched nonprofit London art center Raven Row, has been tapped by the city’s Whitechapel Gallery to chair its board of trustees. He will take the place…
Christopher Williams has long enjoyed acclaim for his wryly incisive and playful photographs, but is only now, at age 57, about to have his first U.S. museum solo.
London's Whitechapel Gallery has hired author and curator Omar Kholeif as curator. Kholeif, who will start his new job in January, has held curatorial positions at a number of institutions, and co-c…
"Miraculous Beginnings," the title of Lebanese artist Walid Raad's current solo show at the Whitechapel Gallery, East London, takes a Biblical tack while alluding to his country's troublesome first ye…