Whitechapel Gallery

‘Archipelago: Visions in Orbit’ is the final project exhibition by the MA Curating Art and Public Programmes 2023/24 cohort, featuring a group show of six artists, who we’ll be spotlighting during the course of the exhibition.

Cameron Ugbodu was born in 2000 in Austria. Ugbodu, also known as “See You,” is a self-taught multidisciplinary artist from Nigeria and Austria, now based in London. Their work explores family histories, identity, and queerness, influenced by their heritage from Benin City (Edo State, Nigeria) and the Wachau area (Austria).

Pictured here is Ugbodu’s piece ‘Love and Anger’ (2024).

Find out more, https://ow.ly/pRsH50TmILY




Image. Cameron Ugbodu (B.2000) Love and Anger, 2024. Brass, oil paints, oil pastels, paper, nails,varnish, acrylic, plexiglass, cloth, bronzepowder, hair, ashes, soil, blood,and woodCourtesy of the artist and DADA Gallery.

Finally…it’s Thursday!

Every Thursday from 6–9pm, join us for Whitechapel Lates, an after-hours chance to explore all our exhibitions for free. Plus, visit our pop-up Alba Café or a special late-night drinks menu, perfect for your mid-week unwind.

Visit Dominique White’s captivating sculptures in ‘Deadweight’, Peter Kennard’s politically poignant ‘Archive of Dissent’, and the new MA group show ‘Archipelago: Visions in Orbit’.
Explore the gallery, one sip at a time.




Image: Anne Tetzlaff.

“On a chilly Saturday in 1993 I came [to the gallery] to see Lucian Freud's portraits of the performance artist Leigh Bowery in what was possibly his most important exhibition in this country. The grandeur of these great paintings was unforgettable in the pale Whitechapel light.” - Jonathan Jones, The Guardian.

In 1993, Whitechapel Gallery opened its doors to ‘Lucian Freud: recent works’ which was on display from 10 Septmeber - 21 November.

Lucian Freud (1922–2011), a British artist famed for his figurative paintings, is regarded as one of the 20th century's leading portraitists. Born in Berlin, he moved to Britain as a child, and his early surrealist influence shifted to realism by the 1950s. Over a six-decade career, Freud's sombre, thickly textured works often portrayed friends and family in unsettling interiors.

Whitechapel Gallery's retrospective of Freud drew both international crowds as well as local audience. You can still purchase the rare original poster from this iconic exhibition in our gallery shop via our website.
https://ow.ly/q09R50Tk2nc

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Image: Courtesy of Whitechapel Gallery Archives.

14 curators, 6 artists, 1 space.

Set sail and explore ‘Archipelago: Vision in Orbit,’ a new exhibition curated by students from the MA Curating Art and Public Programmes course.

Bringing together a diverse range of artists, perspectives and mediums, the exhibition takes the physiology of an archipelago – a cluster of distinct but connected islands – as a metaphor to frame and relate seemingly disparate artistic positions.

The exhibition speaks to, and of, the Gallery’s historic location in Whitechapel, East London, a place that has and continues to see the coming together of migrant communities in a time of political polarisation.

Drop anchor today and chart your weekend plans to Whitechapel Gallery.

Find out more: https://ow.ly/XBlW50ThCNT

Shake off the post-summer blues and step into September with Whitechapel Gallery.

On the first Thursday of every month, Whitechapel Gallery showcases the best of the East End’s art scene with a list of curated recommendations.

1. Palm* PHOTO PRIZE 2024 at 10-14 Gallery ()
2, Simnikiwe Buhlungu, hygrosummons (iter.01) at Chisenhale Gallery (, )
3, Twenty Artist Group Show: A Place (Closing Party), at Sarabande Foundation ()
4. John Stezaker, Spell at The Approach ()

Visit our website to find the walking route.

Find out more via: https://ow.ly/l9i450TgnBB

‘A powerful pick and mix of paintings, installations, sculpture, and film... exploring the work and influence of black artists across genres and geography.’ - The Observer.

we look back to Whitechapel Gallery’s groundbreaking exhibition ‘Back to Black: Art, Cinema And The Racial Imaginary’ in 2005.

‘Back to Black’ was a unique transnational and interdisciplinary exhibition centered on the Black Arts Movement of the 1960s and ’70s.

This monumental exhibition featured works by forty-five artists from the US, Britain, and the Caribbean, highlighting a vast array of diasporic art and concepts. It explored themes such as music, fashion, anatomy, mysticism, and hair, fostering a rich dialogue between nations. Notable featured artists included Romare Bearden, Melvin Van Peebles, David Hammons, among others.

Did you visit this exhibition?




Image. Courtesy of Whitechapel Gallery Archive.

Back-to-school blues? We feel you.

Starting the new academic year doesn’t have to be such a bore! If you're 15-24 and passionate about art andmeeting creative people, we're on the lookout for new members to join our youth collective, Duchamp & Sons.

Duchamp & Sons is a collective of young people from across East London who collaborate on creative projects with artists. They experiment with art, share space for food and conversation, and create exhibitions, events and new artworks as a collective.

We’re particularly interested in hearing from those…
• Aged 15-19
• From East London
• From backgrounds underrepresented in the arts
• Who haven’t taken part in similar opportunities in the past

Apply by Fri 6 Sep, 10 am.
Eligible applicants will be invited to the Taster Evening on Wed 18 Sep, 5pm-7pm.

Apply now, https://www.whitechapelgallery.org/events/duchamp-sons-taster-evening-9/

Image: Anne Tetzlaff

‘Guernica was the most ambitious modernist painting of the 1930s’ - art historian, Cristopher Green.

we look back to Picasso’s ‘Guernica’ visit to Whitechapel in 1938.

This painting, condemning the German bombing of the Basque town of Guernica, was originally commissioned for the Spanish Pavilion at the 1937 World Fair in Paris. A few months later, with support from the Stepney Trade Union Council, Whitechapel Gallery exhibited the painting to help increase awareness about the ongoing conflict in Spain.

Picasso used cubism and surrealism to draw global attention to the Spanish Civil War, which saw the Republican government fighting against Nationalist rebels supported by fascist Italy and N**i Germany.

Pictured here is Clement Attlee, who led the Labour Party from 1935 to 1955 and served as Britain's Prime Minister from 1945 to 1951.

Do you have a favourite Picasso painting?




Image: Courtesy of Whitechapel Gallery Archives.

‘Fierce and subtle’ – The Observer.

Tomorrow is your last chance to see Gavin Jantjes’ unmissable and timely retrospective ‘To Be Free!’.

This exhibition offers a unique opportunity for audiences to explore the full breadth of Jantjes’ career and his influential role in furthering the discourses around and representation of Africa and its diasporas.

Visit now before it's too late!

Book today, https://ow.ly/oSt150TaSji




Image. Dan Weill.

‘She approaches Lorde as one would a mentor, mother, sister, auntie, lover – with curiosity and mutual respect.’ - The Guardian.

Join us on Thursday 5th September at 6:30pm for an unmissable talk with celebrated poet, scholar, and activist Alexis Pauline Gumbs. She will explore her latest book, Survival Is a Promise, which sheds light on the extraordinary life of the renowned 'Black feminist le***an warrior poet' Audre Lorde.

Alexis Pauline Gumbs is a Q***r Black Troublemaker, a Black Feminist Love Evangelist, and aspires to be a supportive presence to all living beings. Her mission is to foster the practice of infinite, unstoppable ancestral love.

Gumbs will be in conversation with writer and editor Vanessa Peterson.

Book now, https://ow.ly/mEhT50TavZU

Image: Courtesy of Artist

‘His latest works are vast and serene [...] emitting an uplifting light.’ - The Observer

In 2017 Jantjes returned to painting, having largely paused his artistic practice while working as a curator in museums in the UK, Germany and Norway since the 1990s. Jantjes’ recent paintings are completely non-figurative but are part of an ongoing search for artistic freedom.

The final room of the exhibition at Whitechapel Gallery contains Jantjes’ latest paintings from his Kirstenbosch (2023–ongoing) series, named after the national botanic garden in Cape Town. Jantjes explains that, in his recent works, he intends to engage viewers in ‘a shared meditation’ rooted in the act of looking.

Last Chance! Book your visit, https://ow.ly/H5av50T9Ag9




1. Untitled I From The Witney Series, 2021
2. Untitled II From The Witney Series, 2021
3. Untitled From The Kirstenbosch Series, 2023

Image: Damian Griffiths.

we wish Sir Michael Craig-Martin a very happy birthday!

Michael Craig-Martin (b. 1941) is a pivotal figure in British art and has played a significant role as both an artist and educator. He is especially recognised for his connection to the Young British Artists (YBAs), many of whom were his students, and for his distinctive line drawings of everyday objects. Throughout his career, Craig-Martin has honed a distinctive style - defined by his use of color, line, and form - which remains central to his artistic practice.

Pictured here is an installation view from a retrospective of his work presented at the Whitechapel Art Gallery, London, in 1989.

Do you have a favourite Michael Craig Martin work?




Image: Courtesy of Whitechapel Gallery Archive.

It’s the final week to visit Gavin Jantjes' critically acclaimed ‘To Be Free!’ at Whitechapel Gallery, closing Sun 1 Sep.

★★★★ – The Guardian
★★★★ – The Arts Desk

Bringing together more than five decades of the artist’s diverse and distinctive practice, this retrospective is not one to miss.

Join us tomorrow, 10am - 12pm, for our ‘Summer Season Relaxed Hours’, offering a quieter time to visit our exhibitions. Find out more online.

Book your visit, before it's too late: https://ow.ly/tTCe50T50OM




Image: Gavin Janjtes in a studio at the West Indian Association Club in Coventry, 1986. Courtesy of Artist.

, we reflect on the opening of Yoko Ono's installation ‘Mend Piece’ at Whitechapel Gallery in 2022.

Ono’s installation invited visitors to create new objects from broken ceramics, string, sellotape, and glue. Through this participatory process, the installation explored themes of peace, collaboration, and the transformative power of art. This approach is part of what art historian Midori Yoshimoto describes as Ono’s series of “do-it-yourself art-making kits,” continuing her tradition of engaging audiences directly in the creative process.

Head over to our podcast ‘Hear, Now’ and listen to Episode 11 to delve deeper into Ono’s broader practice and themes of mindfulness, collective making, and activism.
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Image: Theo Christelis

Happy August bank holiday!

This long weekend, embark on a cultural getaway at Whitechapel Gallery. Discover the work of South African artist Gavin Jantjes in his largest UK retrospective, explore the mysterious sea-soaked sculptures of Dominique White, and take a stand with Peter Kennard's Archive of Dissent, showcasing 50 years of political protest.

We look forward to welcoming you to London’s East End, open as usual over Saturday and Sunday, but closed on Monday.

Plan your visit today: https://ow.ly/SszY50T4Scx




Image. Dan Weill.

‘Delicate yet mordant: that is Jantjes’s way’ - The Guardian.

Pictured here are Gavin Jantjes’ earliest and still most acclaimed series of screenprints in ‘A South African Colouring Book’ (1975).

The series offers a sharp commentary on the complex and brutal history of apartheid. Alluding to both art and early learning, the title cleverly invokes images of children’s art education while simultaneously revealing the stark realities of apartheid.

In April 1978, the work was banned under the South African Publication Act. At a time when few South African artists dared to directly confront the apartheid regime, Jantjes challenged the status quo by promoting awareness of apartheid's devastating impact. This work can now be viewed at Whitechapel Gallery.

Book your visit today: https://ow.ly/CxJ750T4Q9q




Credit: Gavin Jantjes, Detail fromA South African Colouring Book, 1974–75, Folder containing 11 screen prints and collage, 60 x 40 cm each, Arts Council Collection, Southbank Centre,LondonImage courtesy the artist © Gavin Jantjes,licensed by DACS.

Installation Images: Damian Griffiths.

Calling all performers!

This autumn, Whitechapel Gallery presents 'The I and the You,' the first major UK public gallery survey of pioneering Brazilian artist Lygia Clark.

We are seeking dynamic performers to bring to life two of Lygia Clark’s 1970s participatory works: Corpo Coletivo (1970) and Elastic Net (1974). These interactive pieces explore themes of collective identity and interdependence through unique physical interactions and movement.

Apply today: https://ow.ly/nomQ50T2Rkx

Deadline: 2nd September 2024.





Image: Lygia Clark Corpo Coletivo (collective body) 1974, Paço Imperial, Rio de Janeiro, 1986. Photo Sergio Zalis Courtesy Associacão Cultural O Mundo de Lygia Clark.

‘I had a need to cry rage, yet simultaneously I wanted a voice that could sing a visual song for and of Black people’ - Gavin Jantjes, 1976.

Jantjes studied graphic design and fine art in South Africa before moving to Germany in 1970, where he continued his studies in Hamburg and was granted political asylum in 1973.

His screen prints of the 1970s and 1980s articulate the far-reaching repercussions of racist oppression. The series A South African Colouring Book (1975) provides a sharp critique of the historical narrative of apartheid, while City Late (1977), No More (1977) and Freedom Hunters (1977), bear witness to the violence of the Soweto Uprisings of 1976.

Jantjes’ prints incorporate journalistic photographs, drawings, news cuttings and found texts by anti-colonial intellectuals such as Frantz Fanon, Amílcar Cabral and Paulo Freire.

Book your visit today, https://ow.ly/5TxH50T1UcE




1. Gavin Jantjes, The First Real AmeriKan Target, 1974
2. Gavin Jantjes, City Late, 1976
3. Gavin Jantjes, No More, 1977
4. Gavin Jantjes, Freedom Hunters, 1977

Images. Damian Griffiths.

'Deadweight,' an exhibition at Whitechapel Gallery by Dominique White, the ninth recipient of the Max Mara Art Prize, is submerged in waves of critical praise.

Dive into the reviews and explore the exhibition today.

Find out more: https://ow.ly/CQck50SZsJN





Image Credit: the swelling enemy, 2024, Dominique White: Deadweight, Max Mara Art Prize for Women (2022-24), Whitechapel Gallery, London ©️ Above Ground Studio (Matt Greenwood)

‘I would want to make an exhibition to urge the audience to re-think humanity’ - Gavin Jantjes.

Pictured here is artist, Gavin Jantjes at the Museum of Mankind, part of the British Museum in 1974.

Jantjes visited London in 1974, spending time inmuseums and galleries including The Museum of Mankind, an off shoot of the British Museum, which contained displays about the art and visual cultureof the African continent.

Book your visit today: https://ow.ly/IpPl50SZmML




Image: Courtesy of Gavin Janjtes.

‘They’re collaged aesthetic manifestos, calls to action, visual poems that still resonate today.’ - Time Out.

Tomorrow, join us at 6:30 pm for a BSL-led tour of Gavin Jantes’ exhibition, ‘To Be Free!’—his largest solo presentation in the UK to date, bringing together more than five decades of the artist’s diverse and distinctive practice.

To book a free place, please email [email protected] or call +44 (0)20 7522 7888.

Please note that this tour is for blind and partially sighted visitors. Sighted companions and guide dogs are welcome

Book Now: https://www.whitechapelgallery.org/events/gavin-jantjes-bsl-led-tour/




Image: Dan Weil

‘The archipelago is diffracted, fractal, necessary in its totality, fragile or contingent in its unity, passing through and remaining, it is a state of the world.’ — Édouard Glissant

Announcing the exhibition Archipelago: Visions in Orbit, the MA Curating Art and Public Programmes 2023/24 cohort’s final project.

14 curators, 6 artists, 1 space. Navigating a metaphorical Archipelago represented by a series of multidisciplinary works that explore place, belonging and identity.

Delving into a world of contemporary myth-making and artistic visioning - this exhibition invites audiences on a voyage through the works of Güler Ates, Jade De Montserrat, Jakob Rowlinson, Esther Teichmann, Cameron Ugbodu and Daniela Valz Gen, offering space for connection, reflection and imagination.

Alongside the exhibition, a series of events will carry you through to December.

Join us for FREE from the 15th August 2024 - 5th January 2025 in Gallery 4!

Find our more: https://ow.ly/E1sz50SWKs0

Image:
1. Cameron Ugbodu, Love and Anger (2024)
2. Esther Teichman, Untitled from Mythologies (2012)
3. Jakob Rowlinson, Mask V (peppered moth) (2022)

‘The heavens are the most neutral space – no nations lay claim to the heavens. They are undefined... and are accessible to every human being’ - Gavin Jantjes, 1996.

In a series of works titled Zulu, which means ‘the space above your head’ in the Zulu language, Jantjes began to examine the cosmic realm through the lens of African heritage. He drew on ancient Egyptian, West and South African belief systems relating to the sky and female Creativity.

Works such as the Sky Charts (1988) reimagine European astronomical constellations with mythological imagery of the Khoisan indigenous peoples of Southern Africa. They serve as a reminder that the imaginative act of stargazing can transcend cultural, political and artistic boundaries.

Book your visit today, https://ow.ly/9Yn250SPh7z




1-2. Gavin Jantjes, Sky Chart III, 1988
3-4. Gavin Jantjes, Untitled, 1988

Images: Damian Griffiths.

Refresh. Refuel and relax.

Introducing our new evening drinks offer, now part of Whitechapel Lates!

Our summer pop-up, Alba Caffè, has launched a late-night drinks offer available every Thursday from 5-9 pm. Join us for a refreshing spritz and homemade focaccia snack, all for just £8!
Whitechapel Lates provide a relaxed, after-hours opportunity to explore all our exhibitions for FREE!

What’s not to love?

Sip, Savour, and Socialise!

‘You have to move with the work [...] the work occupies space in a way that one isn’t used to.' - Dominqiue White

Dominique White, winner of the ninth edition of the Max Mara Art Prize for Women, presents a new commission, ‘Deadweight’ on display at Whitechapel Gallery until 1 September.

Combining force and fragility, White's sculptures are formed of metals manipulated into shapes evocative of anchors, a ship’s hull, mammal carcasses, or skeletons. White poetically envisions an Afro-future empowered by the boundless expanse of the sea, offering fluid, rebellious realities liberated from capitalist and colonial influences. These sculptures are symbols of defiance.

Find out more and plan your visit today, https://ow.ly/thV850SP0s0





Image: Dominique White, dead reckoning, 2024. Forged Iron Dominique White: Deadweight, Max Mara Art Prize for Women (2022-24), 2 July-15 September 2024, Whitechapel Gallery, London ©️ Above Ground Studio (Matt Greenwood).

★★★★ – The Guardian
★★★★ – The Observer
★★★★ – Time Out
★★★★ – The Arts Desk

Critics are rallying with praise for the newly opened and highly anticipated exhibition ‘Peter Kennard: Archive of Dissent.’

March on over to Whitechapel Gallery today and let your voice be part of the conversation.

Find out more: https://ow.ly/LHHQ50SOZBi




Image: Peter Kennard: Archive of Dissent, 23 July 2024-19 January 2025, WhitechapelGallery, London. Photo: Lucy Dawkins.

‘Because the South African state never provided any amenities for culture [...] communities were forced to make their own culture [...] most importantly for me, it had a Children's Art Centre. That's where the story begins.’ - Gavin Jantjes.

Pictured here is artist Gavin Jantjes, mounting an exhibition at The Artists’ Gallery in 1969 with the assistance of August Hopely, principal of the Children’s Art Centre

In 1969 Jantjes opened his first solo exhibition at The Artists’ Gallery in Cape Town. It included a series of small-scale etchings on paper titled Home Truths that showed figures within impossible architectural spaces, broadly in the style of Dutch graphic artist M. C. Escher.

To accompany his retrospective, ‘Gavin Jantjes: To Be Free!’, we also have an archive display that tells the story of Jantjes’s life and work from the 1970s to the present day. It explores the multiple roles he has occupied as an artist, curator, and political activist. This weekend is your last chance to visit the archive display.

Book your visit today: https://ow.ly/Ybsz50SOYKy




Image: Courtesy of Gavin Janjtes.

The sun is shining, and it's time to get outside!

August has arrived, bringing with it the new edition of First Thursdays. On the first Thursday of every month, Whitechapel Gallery showcases the best of the East End’s bustling art scene with a list of curated recommendations.
Step outside and dive into our curated picks!

1. I am Who I Am Now: Selection from the Bengali Photo Archive at Four Corners
2. Muntjac: Fleeting correspondences on invasion, invitation, ill-logics and brown bodies. at Microscope Gallery
3. Bow Open x Lindsey Mendick present A Personal Treasure (performances by Sadegh Aleahmad and Harriet Richardson) at Bow Arts
4. Summer Readings at Benjamin Rhodes Arts
5. A Place at Sarabande Foundation

Visit our website to find the our walking route, around 1:30 min long

Find out more: https://ow.ly/K9XV50SP5tC

‘Blackness’ refers to the lived experience and political context of people racialised as Black. This includes the aspects of [our] lives that [we] haven’t necessarily signed up for, like being seen as Black in the first place’ - George The Poet.

Dominique White’s new commission ‘Deadweight’ explores concepts of Afrofuturism, Afro-pessimism, and Hydrarchy.

This thought-provoking exhibition delves into themes of rebellion and transformation, continuing the artist’s interest in creating new worlds for 'Blackness' and her fascination with the metaphoric potency and regenerative power of the sea.

Head over to our website to learn more about the concepts and theoretical frameworks behind the artist’s practice.https://ow.ly/PmTn50SO1cw





Image: Dan Weill.

in 1986, Whitechapel Gallery opened its doors to the legendary ‘From Two Worlds’ exhibition.

From Two Worlds included work by artists all living and working in Britain, but from a wide variety of cultures spanning Africa, Asia, the Caribbean and the Middle East.

The exhibition was premised on the notion that all of the artists drew ‘a common inspiration from the reconciliation of the two worlds to which they belong’ and it aimed to increase awareness of the contribution to global culture that these artists were making.

The exhibition toured from the Whitechapel Gallery in London, where it was selected with the assistance of Sonia Boyce, Gavin Jantjes and Veronica Ryan.

Gavin Jantjes: To Be Free! Is currently on display at Whitechapel Gallery until 1 Sep.




Book now, via the
Image. Courtesy Whitechapel Gallery Archive

‘In exploring these characters, I’m trying to speculate about what they are holding for us. What does the god hold for the human, and what does the myth hold for history?’ - Daniella Valz Gen

Head to our website to read the first installment by Daniella Valz Gen, Whitechapel Gallery’s Writer in Residence: ‘You Can Call Me Horse - After Chiron.’

During this residency, Valz Gen continues their ongoing research project, ‘All Tangled Up with Beasts,’ through a series of expanded poetry, performances, and texts. This project reclaims, reimagines, and embodies mythological characters that have been othered, misunderstood, or misrepresented.

This newly published text is an excerpt from a work first performed by Daniella Valz Gen with Belladonna Paloma at a Whitechapel Gallery event on May 23, 2024.

Read more, https://ow.ly/3B9750SKUBY




Photo: Sophie Le Roux

‘They painted the whole thing grey’ - Gavin Jantjes

Pictured here are young children and families celebrating artist Gavin Jantjes’ mural ‘The Dream, The Rumour and The Poet’s Song’.

In 1985, Jantjes was commissioned by the Greater London Council to create an anti-racist mural for Dexter Square on Railton Road. However, in the mid-1990s, new construction led to the mural being destroyed and painted over without his consent.

Nearly forty years later, a reproduction of Jantjes’s lost mural makes its return to Brixton. Whitechapel Gallery, in partnership with JACK ARTS, part of BUILDHOLLYWOOD, presents a large-scale poster reproduction of this pivotal work by the South African artist.

Visit the reproduction at Brixton Academy, Stockwell Road, SW9 9SL.
https://ow.ly/qBLN50SKTP6




Image. Courtesy of Gavin Jantjes.

This evening, join us as we celebrate the work of Peter Kennard featuring artist conversation, musical and spoken word performances as part of our Thursday Whitechapel Lates.

This event marks the opening of ‘Peter Kennard: Archive of Dissent,’ an exhibition on display until Jan 19, 2025.
No booking is necessary for this free, drop-in event. Due to limited capacity, please arrive early to secure your spot and avoid disappointment.

Tonight also marks the first evening drinks offer from our summer pop up Alba Caffe.

Find out more: https://ow.ly/ohWN50SK25Z

Image: Peter Kennard: Archive of Dissent,23 July 2024-19 January 2025, WhitechapelGallery, London. Photo: Lucy Dawkins.

‘It may seem undignified to crawl on all fours in a furniture shop, but wise shoppers will go to any extreme in buying furniture to see that they are getting a well-made piece and value for their money’ - Rostrum Plastic Tiles.

On this day in 1952, Whitechapel Gallery closed the doors on ‘For Bill and Betty: Setting Up Home’ organised in partnership with Oxford House. The exhibition ran from 5 June to 24 July, and showcased furnishings for the newly married.

Similar to a contemporary trade show, it featured the best artisans and manufacturers from across the country. Rumour has it, Richard Attenborough attended the opening!

Oxford House in Bethnal Green was founded to provide a centre for religious, social, and educational work in East London. This year they are celebrating 140 years, and we are deighted to be supporting their ongoing work as a community partner.

From our archive, we've uncovered these wonderful images of the exhibition.




Images: Whitechapel Gallery Archive.