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Whitechapel, London
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One of the most famous and, at the same time, most experimental art spaces in London.For more than a century the Whitechapel Gallery, established in 1901, has been an institution that has actively promoted avant-garde and experimental ideas in visual arts. It has been the first to introduce many chrestomathic British artists of the 20th Century (David Hockney, Richard Long, Gilbert and George, Lucian Freud, et al), and has served as the first port of call in London for countless internationally renowned post-war and contemporary artists. In 1958 it held the first Jackson Pollock exhibition in Great Britain; the Whitechapel Gallery also introduced the British public to the paintings of Mexican artist Frida Kahlo.
In 1939 the Whitechapel Gallery exhibited Picasso's Guernica: the artist himself was in London on his first and only visit. The Whitechapel Gallery was also one of the first art institutions to launch efforts in the sphere of educational and public programmes.
On 5 April (2009) the renovated and radically expanded Whitechapel Gallery opened its doors to the public; its space has been increased by some 78%. The construction work, which took two years, adapted for gallery use the former library premises next to the original building of the Whitechapel Gallery. The expansion project was designed by Belgian architects Robbrecht en Daem in collaboration with London practice Witherford Watson Mann Architects.
80 - 82 Whitechapel High Street
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